What does תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt) mean in the Bible?
תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt): A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself
Structure ; by implication, a model , resemblance
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תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt): A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself
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תַּבְנִית (tabĕniyt): A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself
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).
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).
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItA compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
Hebrew word. A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself
A blueprint or template—what something is modeled after, not the thing itself
structure; by implication, a model, resemblance BDB: construction Usage: figure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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