What does תַּחַשׁ (taḥaš) mean in the Bible?
תַּחַשׁ (taḥaš): Clean animal whose skin was specially valued for tabernacle covering; identity uncertain but ritually pure
Hebrew · H8476
תַּחַשׁ
A (clean) animal with fur , probably a species of antelope
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תַּחַשׁ H8476
Pronunciation taḥaš
What does תַּחַשׁ (taḥaš) mean in the Bible?
תַּחַשׁ (taḥaš): Clean animal whose skin was specially valued for tabernacle covering; identity uncertain but ritually pure
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8476?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of fine leather (8), fine leather (3), and fine leather (2), or articles of fine leather (1).
Where does תַּחַשׁ (taḥaš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (7), Exodus (6), Ezekiel (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 of fine leather 8× Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34, Numbers 4:6
fine leather 3× Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:12
and fine leather 2× Exodus 25:5, Exodus 35:7
or articles of fine leather 1× Exodus 35:23
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Exodus 25:5 תְּחָשִׁ֖ים to and fine leather Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:14 תְּחָשִׁ֖ים to of fine leather Noun - masculine plural Exodus 35:7 תְּחָשִׁ֖ים to and fine leather Noun - masculine plural Exodus 35:23 תְּחָשִׁ֖ים to or articles of fine leather Noun - masculine plural Exodus 36:19 תְּחָשִׁ֖ים to of fine leather Noun - masculine plural Exodus 39:34 הַתְּחָשִׁ֑ים to of fine leather Article | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 4:6 תַּ֔חַשׁ to of fine leather Noun - masculine singular Numbers 4:8 תָּ֑חַשׁ to fine leather Noun - masculine singular Numbers 4:10 תָּ֑חַשׁ to of fine leather Noun - masculine singular Numbers 4:11 תָּ֑חַשׁ to fine leather Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:5
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 3
Exodus 6 Numbers 7 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
תָּ֑חַשׁ 5x tā·ḥaš Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:10, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:12
תְּחָשִׁ֖ים 5x tə·ḥā·šîm Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
הַתַּ֥חַשׁ 1x hat·ta·ḥaš Numbers 4:25
הַתְּחָשִׁ֑ים 1x hat·tə·ḥā·šîm Exodus 39:34
תַּ֔חַשׁ 1x ta·ḥaš Numbers 4:6
תַּ֖חַשׁ 1x ta·ḥaš Numbers 4:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 7x Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:10, Numbers 4:11
Noun - masculine plural 5x Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 39:34
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 4:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Clean animal whose skin was specially valued for tabernacle covering; identity uncertain but ritually pure
Source Gloss
a (clean) animal with fur , probably a species of antelope
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Clean animal whose skin was specially valued for tabernacle covering; identity uncertain but ritually pure
a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope BDB: taḫaš Usage: badger.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּחַשׁ is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
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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