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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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תְּעָלָהH8585
Pronunciationtĕʿālāh

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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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.

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 aqueduct2×2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 36:2
a channel1×Job 38:25
a trench1×1 Kings 18:32
and the tunnel1×2 Kings 20:20
healing1×Jeremiah 46:11
in the trench1×1 Kings 18:38
of the aqueduct1×Isaiah 7:3
recovery1×Jeremiah 30:13
the trench1×1 Kings 18:35
their channels1×Ezekiel 31:4
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 18:32תְּעָלָ֗הtoa trenchNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 18:35הַתְּעָלָ֖הtothe trenchArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 18:38בַּתְּעָלָ֖הtoin the trenchPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2 Kings 18:17בִּתְעָלַת֙toby the aqueductPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct2 Kings 20:20הַתְּעָלָ֔הtoand the tunnelArticle | Noun - feminine singularJob 38:25תְּעָלָ֑הtoa channelNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 7:3תְּעָלַת֙toof the aqueductNoun - feminine singular constructIsaiah 36:2בִּתְעָלַת֙toby the aqueductPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 30:13תְּעָלָ֖הtorecoveryNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 46:11תְּעָלָ֖הtohealingNoun - feminine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned row1 Kings 18:32
Aligned rows11
Books represented6
1 Kings32 Kings2Job1Isaiah2Jeremiah2Ezekiel1
Source forms
בִּתְעָלַת֙2xbiṯ·‘ā·laṯ2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 36:2
תְּעָלָ֖ה2xtə·‘ā·lāhJeremiah 30:13, Jeremiah 46:11
בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה1xbat·tə·‘ā·lāh1 Kings 18:38
הַתְּעָלָ֖ה1xhat·tə·‘ā·lāh1 Kings 18:35
הַתְּעָלָ֔ה1xhat·tə·‘ā·lāh2 Kings 20:20
תְּעָלָ֗ה1xtə·‘ā·lāh1 Kings 18:32
תְּעָלָ֑ה1xtə·‘ā·lāhJob 38:25
תְּעָלַת֙1xtə·‘ā·laṯIsaiah 7:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular4x1 Kings 18:32, Job 38:25, Jeremiah 30:13, Jeremiah 46:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular2x1 Kings 18:35, 2 Kings 20:20
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct2x2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 36:2
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xEzekiel 31:4
Noun - feminine singular construct1xIsaiah 7:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Kings 18:38
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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