What does תַּעַר (taʿar) mean in the Bible?
תַּעַר (taʿar): Razor or knife whose primary semantic force derives from the action of making bare or exposing through cutting.
Hebrew · H8593
תַּעַר
A knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare , i.e. empty)
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תַּעַר H8593
Pronunciation taʿar
What does תַּעַר (taʿar) mean in the Bible?
תַּעַר (taʿar): Razor or knife whose primary semantic force derives from the action of making bare or exposing through cutting.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8593?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from its sheath (4), razor (3), . . . (1), its sheath (1), knife (1).
Where does תַּעַר (taʿar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 6:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (5), Jeremiah (2), Numbers (2), 1 Samuel (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 It from its sheath 4× 1 Samuel 17:51, 2 Samuel 20:8, Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:5
razor 3× Numbers 6:5, Psalms 52:2, Ezekiel 5:1
. . . 1× Numbers 8:7
its sheath 1× Ezekiel 21:30
knife 1× Jeremiah 36:23
unsheathed 1× Ezekiel 21:4
will use a razor 1× Isaiah 7:20
your sheath 1× Jeremiah 47:6
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 6:5 תַּ֖עַר to razor Noun - masculine singular Numbers 8:7 תַ֙עַר֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 17:51 מִתַּעְרָהּ֙ to from its sheath Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2 Samuel 20:8 בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ to from its sheath Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 52:2 כְּתַ֥עַר to razor Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:20 בְּתַ֨עַר to will use a razor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 36:23 בְּתַ֣עַר to knife Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 47:6 תַּעְרֵ֔ךְ to your sheath Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 5:1 תַּ֤עַר to razor Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 21:3 מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ to from its sheath Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 6:5
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 7
Numbers 2 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 5
Source forms
מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ 2x mit·ta‘·rāh Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:5
בְּתַ֨עַר 1x bə·ṯa·‘ar Isaiah 7:20
בְּתַ֣עַר 1x bə·ṯa·‘ar Jeremiah 36:23
בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ 1x bə·ṯa‘·rāh 2 Samuel 20:8
כְּתַ֥עַר 1x kə·ṯa·‘ar Psalms 52:2
מִתַּעְרָהּ֙ 1x mit·ta‘·rāh 1 Samuel 17:51
מִתַּעְרָ֛הּ 1x mit·ta‘·rāh Ezekiel 21:4
תַ֙עַר֙ 1x ṯa·‘ar Numbers 8:7
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 4x 1 Samuel 17:51, Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:4, Ezekiel 21:5
Noun - masculine singular 2x Numbers 6:5, Numbers 8:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 5:1
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 47:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 21:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 7:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 36:23
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x 2 Samuel 20:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Razor or knife whose primary semantic force derives from the action of making bare or exposing through cutting.
Source Gloss
a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare , i.e. empty)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Razor or knife whose primary semantic force derives from the action of making bare or exposing through cutting.
a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty) BDB: razor Usage: (pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
תַּעַר is built from this root:
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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