What does תְּנוּפָה (tĕnûpāh) mean in the Bible?
תְּנוּפָה (tĕnûpāh): Ritualized lifting or waving gesture that consecrates sacrificial offerings to God within covenant worship
Hebrew · H8573
תְּנוּפָה
A brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult ; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings
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תְּנוּפָה H8573
Pronunciation tĕnûpāh
What does תְּנוּפָה (tĕnûpāh) mean in the Bible?
תְּנוּפָה (tĕnûpāh): Ritualized lifting or waving gesture that consecrates sacrificial offerings to God within covenant worship
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How does the BSB render H8573?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as a wave offering (17), of the wave offering (7), from the wave offering (2), brandished (1), the uplifted (1).
Where does תְּנוּפָה (tĕnûpāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (14), Numbers (8), Exodus (6), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It as a wave offering 17× Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Exodus 35:22, Leviticus 7:30
of the wave offering 7× Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14, Leviticus 10:15
from the wave offering 2× Exodus 38:24, Exodus 38:29
brandished 1× Isaiah 30:32
the uplifted 1× Isaiah 19:16
the wave offerings 1× Numbers 18:11
to be waved 1× Leviticus 14:21
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Exodus 29:24 תְּנוּפָ֖ה to as a wave offering Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:26 תְּנוּפָ֖ה to as a wave offering Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:27 הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה to of the wave offering Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 35:22 תְּנוּפַ֥ת to as a wave offering Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 38:24 הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה to from the wave offering Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 38:29 הַתְּנוּפָ֖ה to from the wave offering Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:30 תְּנוּפָ֖ה to as a wave offering Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:34 הַתְּנוּפָ֜ה to of the wave offering Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:27 תְּנוּפָ֖ה to as a wave offering Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:29 תְנוּפָ֖ה to as a wave offering Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
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First aligned row Exodus 29:24
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 4
Exodus 6 Leviticus 14 Numbers 8 Isaiah 2
Source forms
תְּנוּפָ֖ה 11x tə·nū·p̄āh Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 8:27
הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה 3x hat·tə·nū·p̄āh Exodus 29:27, Exodus 38:24, Leviticus 10:15
הַתְּנוּפָ֜ה 2x hat·tə·nū·p̄āh Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 10:14
תְּנוּפָה֙ 2x tə·nū·p̄āh Leviticus 23:20, Numbers 8:11
הַתְּנוּפָ֖ה 1x hat·tə·nū·p̄āh Exodus 38:29
הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה 1x hat·tə·nū·p̄āh Leviticus 23:15
הַתְּנוּפָ֔ה 1x hat·tə·nū·p̄āh Numbers 6:20
הַתְּנוּפָ֛ה 1x hat·tə·nū·p̄āh Numbers 18:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 17x Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 8:27
Article | Noun - feminine singular 9x Exodus 29:27, Exodus 38:24, Exodus 38:29, Leviticus 7:34
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Exodus 35:22, Isaiah 19:16
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Numbers 18:11
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 14:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ritualized lifting or waving gesture that consecrates sacrificial offerings to God within covenant worship
Source Gloss
a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult ; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ritualized lifting or waving gesture that consecrates sacrificial offerings to God within covenant worship
a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings BDB: a swinging Usage: offering, shaking, wave (offering).
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The ritual undulation of sacrificial offerings before the Lord in purification ceremony
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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