What does תָּלָה (tālāh) mean in the Bible?
תָּלָה (tālāh): Execution by suspension; the corpse left exposed as public shame and divine curse against the dead
Hebrew · H8518
תָּלָה
To suspend (especially to gibbet)
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תָּלָה H8518
Pronunciation tālāh
What does תָּלָה (tālāh) mean in the Bible?
תָּלָה (tālāh): Execution by suspension; the corpse left exposed as public shame and divine curse against the dead
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8518?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include They hung (2), to hang (2), . . . (1), and hang (1), and he hung (1).
Where does תָּלָה (tālāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 40:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (9), 2 Samuel (3), Ezekiel (3), Genesis (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 They hung 2× Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 27:11
to hang 2× Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 15:3
. . . 1× Joshua 10:26
and hang 1× Genesis 40:19
and he hung 1× Joshua 10:26
and he was hanged 1× Esther 8:7
and hung 1× 2 Samuel 4:12
and the other man was hanged 1× Genesis 41:13
and they hanged 1× Esther 9:14
and you hang 1× Deuteronomy 21:22
anyone who is hung [on a tree] 1× Deuteronomy 21:23
be hanged 1× Esther 9:13
had hung [the bodies] 1× 2 Samuel 21:12
hang 1× Song Of Solomon 4:4
Hang him 1× Esther 7:9
hanged 1× Esther 5:14
hanging 1× 2 Samuel 18:10
have been hung up 1× Lamentations 5:12
He hangs 1× Job 26:7
He hung 1× Joshua 8:29
Pharaoh hanged 1× Genesis 40:22
should be hanged 1× Esther 9:25
So they hanged 1× Esther 7:10
So they will hang 1× Isaiah 22:24
we hung 1× Psalms 137:2
were hanged 1× Esther 2:23
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 40:19 וְתָלָ֥ה to and hang Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 40:22 תָּלָ֑ה to Pharaoh hanged Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 41:13 תָלָֽה׃ to and the other man was hanged Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:22 וְתָלִ֥יתָ to and you hang Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:23 תָּל֑וּי to anyone who is hung [on a tree] Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Joshua 8:29 תָּלָ֥ה to He hung Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 10:26 וַיִּתְלֵ֕ם to and he hung Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Joshua 10:26 תְּלוּיִ֥ם to . . . Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 2 Samuel 4:12 וַיִּתְל֥וּ to and hung Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 18:10 תָּל֖וּי to hanging Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 40:19
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 11
Genesis 3 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 3 2 Samuel 3 Esther 9 Job 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
וְיִתְל֤וּ 1x wə·yiṯ·lū Esther 5:14
וַיִּתְל֥וּ 1x way·yiṯ·lū 2 Samuel 4:12
וַיִּתְלוּ֙ 1x way·yiṯ·lū Esther 7:10
וַיִּתָּל֥וּ 1x way·yit·tā·lū Esther 2:23
וַיִּתְלֵ֕ם 1x way·yiṯ·lêm Joshua 10:26
וְתָלָ֥ה 1x wə·ṯā·lāh Genesis 40:19
וְתָל֥וּ 1x wə·ṯā·lū Esther 9:25
וְתָל֨וּ 1x wə·ṯā·lū Isaiah 22:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Joshua 8:29
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 21:23, 2 Samuel 18:10, Song Of Solomon 4:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 2x Esther 9:25, Isaiah 22:24
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x 2 Samuel 4:12, Esther 7:10
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 15:3
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 27:11
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Esther 8:7, Esther 9:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Esther 2:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Execution by suspension; the corpse left exposed as public shame and divine curse against the dead
Strong's H8518
Lexical occurrences 29 verses Word forms 3 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 22:15-19 Source Gloss
to suspend (especially to gibbet)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Execution by suspension; the corpse left exposed as public shame and divine curse against the dead
to suspend (especially to gibbet) BDB: hang Usage: hang (up).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 3 Aligned forms 15
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 12×
Perfect Gen 40:22 · Gen 41:13 · Josh 8:29 · Esth 8:7 · Esth 9:14 · Ps 137:2 6×
Participle passive 2Sam 18:10 · Deut 21:23 · Josh 10:26 · Song 4:4 4×
Jussive Esth 9:13 1×
Participle active Job 26:7 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect Ezek 27:10 · Ezek 27:11 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Lam 5:12 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
to suspend or remove from office, figuratively displacing a person from authority
Showing 1 selected witness from 29 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תָּלָה is a primitive root - 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