What does תֵּבֵל · οἰκουμένη mean in the Bible?
תֵּבֵל · οἰκουμένη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "inhabited world".
Hebrew · H8398, G3625
Tebel
The earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe ; by implication, its inhabitants ; specifically, a particular land , as Babylonia, Palestine · world
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תֵּבֵל H8398 the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe ; by implication, its inhabitants ; specifically, a particular land , as Babylonia, Palestine
Pronunciation tēbēl
Earth conceived as habitable and sustaining life, emphasizing moisture and fertility rather than mere geography.
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οἰκουμένη G3625 world
Pronunciation oikouménē
The inhabited world as actually occupied by people, not merely earth as geographical territory
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What does tebel (tebel) mean in the Bible?
תֵּבֵל · οἰκουμένη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "inhabited world".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8398, G3625?
H8398, G3625 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. inhabited world
Strong's H8398, G3625
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Source Gloss
inhabited world
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
tebel is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain