What does תָּלָא (talah) mean in the Bible?
תָּלָא (talah): Suspension conveying both physical hanging and psychological hesitation; mental dependence through habitual reliance.
Hebrew · H8511
תָּלָא
To suspend ; figuratively (through hesitation) to be uncertain ; by implication (of mental dependence) to habituate
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תָּלָא H8511
Pronunciation talah
What does תָּלָא (talah) mean in the Bible?
תָּלָא (talah): Suspension conveying both physical hanging and psychological hesitation; mental dependence through habitual reliance.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8511?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are bent (1), will hang in doubt (1).
Where does תָּלָא (talah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:66. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Hosea (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 are bent 1× Hosea 11:7
will hang in doubt 1× Deuteronomy 28:66
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Usage map
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:66
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
תְּלֻאִ֥ים 1x tə·lu·’îm Deuteronomy 28:66
תְלוּאִ֖ים 1x ṯə·lū·’îm Hosea 11:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 2x Deuteronomy 28:66, Hosea 11:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Suspension conveying both physical hanging and psychological hesitation; mental dependence through habitual reliance.
Strong's H8511
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hosea 11:1-7 Source Gloss
to suspend ; figuratively (through hesitation) to be uncertain ; by implication (of mental dependence) to habituate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Suspension conveying both physical hanging and psychological hesitation; mental dependence through habitual reliance.
to suspend; figuratively (through hesitation) to be uncertain; by implication (of mental dependence) to habituate BDB: hang Usage: be bent, hang (in doubt).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle passive Deut 28:66 · Hos 11:7 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
to hang, be suspended
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Word Origins
תָּלָא is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Depicts persistent inclination toward apostasy. Hosea 11:1-7
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