Hebrew · H8403

תַּבְנִית

Structure ; by implication, a model , resemblance

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תַּבְנִית H8403
Pronunciation tabĕniyt

What does תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt) mean in the Bible?

תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt): A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself

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What does תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt) mean in the Bible?

תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt): A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself

How does the BSB render H8403?

The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), the plans (2), - (1), [or] (1), according to the pattern (1).

Where does תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (5), 1 Chronicles (4), Exodus (3), Ezekiel (3).

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
. . . Deuteronomy 4:17, Deuteronomy 4:18
the plans 1 Chronicles 28:11, 1 Chronicles 28:12
- Deuteronomy 4:17
[or] Deuteronomy 4:18
according to the pattern Exodus 25:40
and complete plans 2 Kings 16:10
and the plans 1 Chronicles 28:18
design Exodus 25:9
for the image Psalms 106:20
in the likeness Isaiah 44:13
kind Ezekiel 8:10
of this plan 1 Chronicles 28:19
the pattern Exodus 25:9
the replica Joshua 22:28
to adorn Psalms 144:12
to have the form Ezekiel 10:8
what looked like Ezekiel 8:3
whether in the likeness Deuteronomy 4:16
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Exodus 25:9
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 8
Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 4 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
תַּבְנִ֣ית 4x taḇ·nîṯ Exodus 25:9, 1 Chronicles 28:11, Ezekiel 8:3
תַּבְנִ֥ית 2x taḇ·nîṯ Deuteronomy 4:16, Psalms 144:12
תַּבְנִ֕ית 2x taḇ·nîṯ Deuteronomy 4:17, Deuteronomy 4:18
תַּבְנִית֙ 2x taḇ·nîṯ Deuteronomy 4:17, Ezekiel 10:8
בְּתַבְנִ֥ית 1x bə·ṯaḇ·nîṯ Psalms 106:20
בְּתַ֨בְנִיתָ֔ם 1x bə·ṯaḇ·nî·ṯām Exodus 25:40
הַתַּבְנִֽית׃פ 1x hat·taḇ·nîṯ 1 Chronicles 28:19
וּלְתַבְנִ֣ית 1x ū·lə·ṯaḇ·nîṯ 1 Chronicles 28:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 13x Exodus 25:9, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:17, Deuteronomy 4:18
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 28:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 1 Chronicles 28:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 1 Chronicles 28:18
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 16:10
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 106:20
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 25:40
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Isaiah 44:13
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