What does תְּבַּלֻּל mean in the Bible?
תְּבַּלֻּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a cataract (in the eye)".
Hebrew · H8400
תְּבַּלֻּל
A cataract (in the eye)
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תְּבַּלֻּל H8400
What does תְּבַּלֻּל mean in the Bible?
תְּבַּלֻּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a cataract (in the eye)".
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How does the BSB render H8400?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include defect (1).
Where does תְּבַּלֻּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 21:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It defect 1× Leviticus 21:20
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First aligned row Leviticus 21:20
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
תְּבַלֻּ֣ל 1x tə·ḇal·lul Leviticus 21:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 21:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cataract (in the eye)
Source Gloss
a cataract (in the eye)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cataract (in the eye) BDB: confusion Usage: blemish.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תְּבַּלֻּל 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