Hebrew · H8446

תּוּר

To meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring

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תּוּר H8446

What does תּוּר mean in the Bible?

תּוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "to meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring". to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring BDB: seek out Usage: chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).

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Meaning

to meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring
Extended definition

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring BDB: seek out Usage: chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Word Origins

תּוּר is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Eccl 2:3 · Ezek 20:6 · Num 13:32 · Num 14:34
Imperfect Num 15:39
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Prov 12:26
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