What does תַּעֲלֻמָּה mean in the Bible?
תַּעֲלֻמָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a secret".
Hebrew · H8587
תַּעֲלֻמָּה
A secret
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תַּעֲלֻמָּהH8587
What does תַּעֲלֻמָּה mean in the Bible?
תַּעֲלֻמָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a secret".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8587?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the secrets (2), what is hidden (1).
Where does תַּעֲלֻמָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 11:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe secrets2×Job 11:6, Psalms 44:21
what is hidden1×Job 28:11
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJob 11:6
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Job2Psalms1
Source forms
וְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ1xwə·ṯa·ʿă·lu·må̄hJob 28:11
תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת1xta·‘ă·lu·mō·wṯJob 11:6
תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת1xta·‘ă·lu·mō·wṯPsalms 44:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct2xJob 11:6, Psalms 44:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xJob 28:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a secret
Source Gloss
a secret
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a secret BDB: hidden thing Usage: thing that is hid, secret.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּעֲלֻמָּה is built from this root: