What does תִּימָרָה mean in the Bible?
e. cloud".
Hebrew · H8490
תִּימָרָה
A column , i.e. cloud
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תִּימָרָהH8490
What does תִּימָרָה mean in the Bible?
תִּימָרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a column , i.e. cloud".
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How does the BSB render H8490?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and columns (1), like a column (1).
Where does תִּימָרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Song Of Solomon 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Joel (1), Song Of Solomon (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 Itand columns1×Joel 2:30
like a column1×Song Of Solomon 3:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowSong Of Solomon 3:6
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Song Of Solomon1Joel1
Source forms
וְתִֽימֲר֖וֹת1xwə·ṯî·mă·rō·wṯJoel 2:30
כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹת1xkə·ṯî·mă·rō·wṯSong Of Solomon 3:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1xJoel 2:30
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct1xSong Of Solomon 3:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a column , i.e. cloud
Source Gloss
a column , i.e. cloud
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a column, i.e. cloud BDB: column Usage: pillar.
Word Origins
תִּימָרָה is built from this root:
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