What does תְּעָלָה (tĕʿālāh) mean in the Bible?
תְּעָלָה (tĕʿālāh): A channel that conveys water for life; metaphorically, healing that restores wholeness to the wounded.
Hebrew · H8585
תְּעָלָה
A channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
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תְּעָלָה H8585
Pronunciation tĕʿālāh
What does תְּעָלָה (tĕʿālāh) mean in the Bible?
תְּעָלָה (tĕʿālāh): A channel that conveys water for life; metaphorically, healing that restores wholeness to the wounded.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8585?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include by the aqueduct (2), a channel (1), a trench (1), and the tunnel (1), healing (1).
Where does תְּעָלָה (tĕʿālāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 18:32. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (2), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (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 by the aqueduct 2× 2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 36:2
a channel 1× Job 38:25
a trench 1× 1 Kings 18:32
and the tunnel 1× 2 Kings 20:20
healing 1× Jeremiah 46:11
in the trench 1× 1 Kings 18:38
of the aqueduct 1× Isaiah 7:3
recovery 1× Jeremiah 30:13
the trench 1× 1 Kings 18:35
their channels 1× Ezekiel 31:4
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 18:32 תְּעָלָ֗ה to a trench Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 18:35 הַתְּעָלָ֖ה to the trench Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 18:38 בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה to in the trench Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 18:17 בִּתְעָלַת֙ to by the aqueduct Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Kings 20:20 הַתְּעָלָ֔ה to and the tunnel Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 38:25 תְּעָלָ֑ה to a channel Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 7:3 תְּעָלַת֙ to of the aqueduct Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 36:2 בִּתְעָלַת֙ to by the aqueduct Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 30:13 תְּעָלָ֖ה to recovery Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 46:11 תְּעָלָ֖ה to healing Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 18:32
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 Job 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בִּתְעָלַת֙ 2x biṯ·‘ā·laṯ 2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 36:2
תְּעָלָ֖ה 2x tə·‘ā·lāh Jeremiah 30:13, Jeremiah 46:11
בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה 1x bat·tə·‘ā·lāh 1 Kings 18:38
הַתְּעָלָ֖ה 1x hat·tə·‘ā·lāh 1 Kings 18:35
הַתְּעָלָ֔ה 1x hat·tə·‘ā·lāh 2 Kings 20:20
תְּעָלָ֗ה 1x tə·‘ā·lāh 1 Kings 18:32
תְּעָלָ֑ה 1x tə·‘ā·lāh Job 38:25
תְּעָלַת֙ 1x tə·‘ā·laṯ Isaiah 7:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x 1 Kings 18:32, Job 38:25, Jeremiah 30:13, Jeremiah 46:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 18:35, 2 Kings 20:20
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 36:2
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 31:4
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Isaiah 7:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Kings 18:38
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A channel that conveys water for life; metaphorically, healing that restores wholeness to the wounded.
Source Gloss
a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A channel that conveys water for life; metaphorically, healing that restores wholeness to the wounded.
a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound) BDB: healing Usage: conduit, cured, healing, little river, trench, watercourse.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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