What does תַּעְתֻּעַ (taʿĕtûʿa) mean in the Bible?
תַּעְתֻּעַ (taʿĕtûʿa) is a Hebrew word meaning "a fraud".
Hebrew · H8595
תַּעְתֻּעַ
A fraud
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תַּעְתֻּעַ H8595
Pronunciation taʿĕtûʿa
What does תַּעְתֻּעַ (taʿĕtûʿa) mean in the Bible?
תַּעְתֻּעַ (taʿĕtûʿa) is a Hebrew word meaning "a fraud".
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How does the BSB render H8595?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to be mocked (2).
Where does תַּעְתֻּעַ (taʿĕtûʿa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 to be mocked 2× Jeremiah 10:15, Jeremiah 51:18
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 10:15
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 2
Source forms
תַּעְתֻּעִ֑ים 2x ta‘·tu·‘îm Jeremiah 10:15, Jeremiah 51:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 10:15, Jeremiah 51:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a fraud
Source Gloss
a fraud
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a fraud BDB: mockery Usage: error.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּעְתֻּעַ is built from this root:
תָּעַע H8591
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