What does תּוֹדָה (todah) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹדָה (todah): Thanksgiving rooted in bodily gesture of extended hand; moves from personal avowal to corporate liturgical praise
Hebrew · H8426
תּוֹדָה
Properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal , or (usually) adoration ; specifically, a choir of worshippers
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תּוֹדָה H8426
Pronunciation todah
What does תּוֹדָה (todah) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹדָה (todah): Thanksgiving rooted in bodily gesture of extended hand; moves from personal avowal to corporate liturgical praise
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8426?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of thanksgiving (7), with thanksgiving (5), and thank offerings (3), thanksgiving (3), a confession (2).
Where does תּוֹדָה (todah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 7:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (12), Leviticus (5), Nehemiah (4), 2 Chronicles (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 of thanksgiving 7× Leviticus 7:12, Leviticus 7:13, Leviticus 7:15, Psalms 100:1
with thanksgiving 5× Nehemiah 12:27, Psalms 69:30, Psalms 95:2, Psalms 100:4
and thank offerings 3× 2 Chronicles 29:31, Jeremiah 17:26
thanksgiving 3× Leviticus 7:12, Isaiah 51:3, Jeremiah 30:19
a confession 2× Joshua 7:19, Ezra 10:11
a thank offering 2× Psalms 50:14, Psalms 50:23
thank offerings 2× Psalms 56:12, Jeremiah 33:11
thanksgiving [choirs] 2× Nehemiah 12:31, Nehemiah 12:40
a thank 1× Leviticus 22:29
and praise 1× Psalms 42:4
and thank 1× 2 Chronicles 33:16
as a thank offering 1× Amos 4:5
in thanksgiving 1× Psalms 26:7
thanksgiving [choir] 1× Nehemiah 12:38
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 7:12 תּוֹדָה֮ to thanksgiving Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:12 הַתּוֹדָ֗ה to of thanksgiving Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:13 תּוֹדַ֥ת to of thanksgiving Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 7:15 תּוֹדַ֣ת to of thanksgiving Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 22:29 תּוֹדָ֖ה to a thank Noun - feminine singular Joshua 7:19 תוֹדָ֑ה to a confession Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 29:31 וְתוֹד֖וֹת to and thank offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 29:31 וְתוֹד֔וֹת to and thank offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 33:16 וְתוֹדָ֑ה to and thank Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 10:11 תוֹדָ֛ה to a confession Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 7:12
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 10
Leviticus 5 Joshua 1 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 4 Psalms 12 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Amos 1 Jonah 1
Source forms
תּוֹדָ֖ה 4x tō·w·ḏāh Leviticus 22:29, Isaiah 51:3, Jeremiah 30:19, Jeremiah 33:11
תּוֹדָ֑ה 3x tō·w·ḏāh Psalms 26:7, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 116:17
בְּתוֹדָ֑ה 2x bə·ṯō·w·ḏāh Psalms 95:2, Psalms 147:7
תוֹדָ֑ה 2x ṯō·w·ḏāh Joshua 7:19, Psalms 107:22
בְּתוֹדָ֗ה 1x bə·ṯō·w·ḏāh Psalms 100:4
בְתוֹדָֽה׃ 1x ḇə·ṯō·w·ḏāh Psalms 69:30
הַתּוֹדָ֗ה 1x hat·tō·w·ḏāh Leviticus 7:12
הַתּוֹדֹ֖ת 1x hat·tō·w·ḏōṯ Nehemiah 12:40
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 15x Leviticus 7:12, Leviticus 22:29, Joshua 7:19, Ezra 10:11
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 4x Psalms 69:30, Psalms 95:2, Psalms 100:4, Psalms 147:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 29:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 33:16, Psalms 42:4
Noun - feminine plural 2x Nehemiah 12:31, Psalms 56:12
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 7:13, Leviticus 7:15
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Nehemiah 12:40
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 7:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Thanksgiving rooted in bodily gesture of extended hand; moves from personal avowal to corporate liturgical praise
Source Gloss
properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal , or (usually) adoration ; specifically, a choir of worshippers
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Thanksgiving rooted in bodily gesture of extended hand; moves from personal avowal to corporate liturgical praise
properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers BDB: thanksgiving Usage: confession, (sacrifice of) praise, thanks(-giving, offering).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Expression of gratitude offered in praise.
Showing 1 selected witness from 32 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
The dedication centers on grateful acknowledgment of God’s restorative work. Nehemiah 12:27-43
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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