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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תַּעַרH8593
Pronunciationtaʿar
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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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 Itfrom its sheath4×1 Samuel 17:51, 2 Samuel 20:8, Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:5
razor3×Numbers 6:5, Psalms 52:2, Ezekiel 5:1
. . .1×Numbers 8:7
its sheath1×Ezekiel 21:30
knife1×Jeremiah 36:23
unsheathed1×Ezekiel 21:4
will use a razor1×Isaiah 7:20
your sheath1×Jeremiah 47:6
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Numbers 6:5תַּ֖עַרtorazorNoun - masculine singularNumbers 8:7תַ֙עַר֙to. . .Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 17:51מִתַּעְרָהּ֙tofrom its sheathPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular2 Samuel 20:8בְּתַעְרָ֔הּtofrom its sheathPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularPsalms 52:2כְּתַ֥עַרtorazorPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 7:20בְּתַ֨עַרtowill use a razorPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 36:23בְּתַ֣עַרtoknifePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJeremiah 47:6תַּעְרֵ֔ךְtoyour sheathNoun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularEzekiel 5:1תַּ֤עַרtorazorNoun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 21:3מִתַּעְרָ֑הּtofrom its sheathPreposition-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 rowNumbers 6:5
Aligned rows13
Books represented7
Numbers21 Samuel12 Samuel1Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah2Ezekiel5
Source forms
מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ2xmit·ta‘·rāhEzekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:5
בְּתַ֨עַר1xbə·ṯa·‘arIsaiah 7:20
בְּתַ֣עַר1xbə·ṯa·‘arJeremiah 36:23
בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ1xbə·ṯa‘·rāh2 Samuel 20:8
כְּתַ֥עַר1xkə·ṯa·‘arPsalms 52:2
מִתַּעְרָהּ֙1xmit·ta‘·rāh1 Samuel 17:51
מִתַּעְרָ֛הּ1xmit·ta‘·rāhEzekiel 21:4
תַ֙עַר֙1xṯa·‘arNumbers 8:7
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular4x1 Samuel 17:51, Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:4, Ezekiel 21:5
Noun - masculine singular2xNumbers 6:5, Numbers 8:7
Noun - masculine singular construct1xEzekiel 5:1
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular1xJeremiah 47:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xEzekiel 21:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 7:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJeremiah 36:23
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1x2 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 definitionSource: 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
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