Hebrew · H8582, G4105 · unreviewed

Taah

To vacillate , i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both · to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)

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תָּעָה H8582 to vacillate , i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

Pronunciation tāʿāh

Vacillating movement—physical staggering or moral straying—often implies deception or leading others deliberately astray.

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πλανάω G4105 to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)

Pronunciation planáō

To be led astray from truth or virtue, especially through deception or spiritual error.

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What does taah (taah) mean in the Bible?

תָּעָה · πλανάω is a Hebrew word meaning "to wander, stagger, go astray".

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Meaning

to wander, stagger, go astray

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 23×

Perfect Ezek 44:10 · Ezek 48:11 · Isa 16:8 · Isa 28:7 · Isa 47:15 · Ps 58:4 · Ps 107:4 · Ps 119:110 · Ps 119:176 · Isa 21:4 · Isa 53:6 13×

Participle active Exod 23:4 · Gen 37:15 · Isa 29:24 · Prov 21:16 · Ps 95:10 5×

Imperfect Ezek 14:11 · Isa 35:8 · Job 38:41 · Prov 14:22 4×

Jussive Prov 7:25 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 8×

Participle active Isa 3:12 · Isa 9:15 · Isa 30:28 · Prov 10:17 4×

Perfect Gen 20:13 · Isa 19:13 · Hos 4:12 · Jer 42:20 4×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×

Perfect Job 15:31 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 32 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 18 Participle 9 Imperfect 5

Stem

Qal 23 Hiphil 8 Niphal 1

Mood

Indicative 18 Indicative/jussive 4 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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