What does תְּנוּךְ (tĕnûkĕ) mean in the Bible?
תְּנוּךְ (tĕnûkĕ): Extremity or pinnacle; the highest, most exposed or vulnerable point of a structure
Hebrew · H8571
תְּנוּךְ
A pinnacle , i.e. extremity
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תְּנוּךְ H8571
Pronunciation tĕnûkĕ
What does תְּנוּךְ (tĕnûkĕ) mean in the Bible?
תְּנוּךְ (tĕnûkĕ): Extremity or pinnacle; the highest, most exposed or vulnerable point of a structure
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8571?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include earlobe (3), . . . (2), - (1), earlobes (1), the right earlobes (1).
Where does תְּנוּךְ (tĕnûkĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Exodus (2).
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 earlobe 3× Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 14:25, Leviticus 14:28
. . . 2× Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 14:17
- 1× Exodus 29:20
earlobes 1× Leviticus 8:24
the right earlobes 1× Exodus 29:20
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:20 תְּנוּךְ֩ to the right earlobes Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 29:20 תְּנ֨וּךְ to - Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 8:23 תְּנ֥וּךְ to earlobe Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 8:24 תְּנ֤וּךְ to earlobes Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 14:14 תְּנ֛וּךְ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 14:17 תְּנ֞וּךְ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 14:25 תְּנ֥וּךְ to earlobe Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 14:28 תְּנ֞וּךְ to earlobe Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:20
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Exodus 2 Leviticus 6
Source forms
תְּנ֥וּךְ 2x tə·nūḵ Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 14:25
תְּנ֞וּךְ 2x tə·nūḵ Leviticus 14:17, Leviticus 14:28
תְּנוּךְ֩ 1x tə·nūḵ Exodus 29:20
תְּנ֨וּךְ 1x tə·nūḵ Exodus 29:20
תְּנ֤וּךְ 1x tə·nūḵ Leviticus 8:24
תְּנ֛וּךְ 1x tə·nūḵ Leviticus 14:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 8x Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 8:24, Leviticus 14:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Extremity or pinnacle; the highest, most exposed or vulnerable point of a structure
Source Gloss
a pinnacle , i.e. extremity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Extremity or pinnacle; the highest, most exposed or vulnerable point of a structure
a pinnacle, i.e. extremity BDB: tip Usage: tip.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תְּנוּךְ is built from this root:
אֲנָךְ H594
Part of These Phrases
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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