Hebrew · H8518

תָּלָה

To suspend (especially to gibbet)

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תָּלָהH8518

Pronunciationtālāh

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

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

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 hung2×Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 27:11

to hang2×Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 15:3

. . .1×Joshua 10:26

and hang1×Genesis 40:19

and he hung1×Joshua 10:26

and he was hanged1×Esther 8:7

and hung1×2 Samuel 4:12

and the other man was hanged1×Genesis 41:13

and they hanged1×Esther 9:14

and you hang1×Deuteronomy 21:22

anyone who is hung [on a tree]1×Deuteronomy 21:23

be hanged1×Esther 9:13

had hung [the bodies]1×2 Samuel 21:12

hang1×Song Of Solomon 4:4

Hang him1×Esther 7:9

hanged1×Esther 5:14

hanging1×2 Samuel 18:10

have been hung up1×Lamentations 5:12

He hangs1×Job 26:7

He hung1×Joshua 8:29

Pharaoh hanged1×Genesis 40:22

should be hanged1×Esther 9:25

So they hanged1×Esther 7:10

So they will hang1×Isaiah 22:24

we hung1×Psalms 137:2

were hanged1×Esther 2:23

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 40:19וְתָלָ֥הtoand hangConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 40:22תָּלָ֑הtoPharaoh hangedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 41:13תָלָֽה׃toand the other man was hangedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:22וְתָלִ֥יתָtoand you hangConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:23תָּל֑וּיtoanyone who is hung [on a tree]Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Joshua 8:29תָּלָ֥הtoHe hungVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 10:26וַיִּתְלֵ֕םtoand he hungConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Joshua 10:26תְּלוּיִ֥םto. . .Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 2 Samuel 4:12וַיִּתְל֥וּtoand hungConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 18:10תָּל֖וּיtohangingVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 40:19

Aligned rows28

Books represented11

Genesis3Deuteronomy2Joshua32 Samuel3Esther9Job1Psalms1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel3

Source forms

וְיִתְל֤וּ1xwə·yiṯ·lūEsther 5:14

וַיִּתְל֥וּ1xway·yiṯ·lū2 Samuel 4:12

וַיִּתְלוּ֙1xway·yiṯ·lūEsther 7:10

וַיִּתָּל֥וּ1xway·yit·tā·lūEsther 2:23

וַיִּתְלֵ֕ם1xway·yiṯ·lêmJoshua 10:26

וְתָלָ֥ה1xwə·ṯā·lāhGenesis 40:19

וְתָל֥וּ1xwə·ṯā·lūEsther 9:25

וְתָל֨וּ1xwə·ṯā·lūIsaiah 22:24

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular3xGenesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Joshua 8:29

Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 21:23, 2 Samuel 18:10, Song Of Solomon 4:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural2xEsther 9:25, Isaiah 22:24

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2x2 Samuel 4:12, Esther 7:10

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2xEsther 6:4, Ezekiel 15:3

Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural2xEzekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 27:11

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural2xEsther 8:7, Esther 9:14

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xEsther 2:23

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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תָּלָה

What does תָּלָה (tālāh) mean in the Bible?

What does תָּלָה (tālāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8518?

Where does תָּלָה (tālāh) appear in Scripture?

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