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טַבַּעַת

ṭabbaʻath · H2885 · Hebrew · 49 occurrences

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A word for 4 things

Meanings

  1. 9 occurrences

    a small circular band with an engraved design on the top; usually made of gold; worn on the finger and used as a marker of identity as well as for personal adornment; regarded as valuable and attractive

    Examples

    Genesis 41:42 Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the gold necklace around his neck.

    Exodus 35:22 Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who presented an offering of gold to the LORD.

  2. ring

    A small circular band, used for holding parts of clothing, or for tying parts of clothing to one another

    Examples

    Exodus 28:24 “And you shall put the two cords of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece.

  3. ring

    A small circular band, used for holding parts of furnishing, or for tying parts of furnishing to one another

    Examples

    Exodus 25:14 “You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

27 occurrences in 7 groups

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

25 occurrences in 4 groups

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 2 groups

What it doesIt is the subject

2 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

24 occurrences in 5 groups

What it is said to bePredicate

4 occurrences in 1 groups

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

17 occurrences in 4 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word
חֹתֶמֶת chôthemeth · H2858 · seal, signet
Both words denote types of rings worn on the body; חֹתֶמֶת “signet” is specifically a seal-ring, while טַבַּעַת “ring” is the general term, so a signet is a specialized kind of ring and the two can refer to overlapping referents in context.
In the other Testament 1 word
δακτύλιος daktýlios · G1146 · ring
Greek δακτύλιος (daktylios) serves as the direct Septuagint rendering of Hebrew טַבַּעַת (tabba'at), both denoting a finger-ring worn for ornament or as a signet; the Greek term etymologically emphasizes the finger-wearing aspect (from δάκτυλος 'finger'), while the Hebrew term is the standard lexeme for rings in all contexts.
Semantic domains 3 entries
Jewellery001003001001011
טַבַּעַת names a ring, especially a signet ring worn as a mark of authority, as Pharaoh's signet ring placed on Joseph's hand (Genesis 41:42).
Clothing001003001001002
The same word can describe a ring as part of ceremonial dress, an ornamental item worn on the body.
Furnishings001003001001008
טַבַּעַת also names the functional gold rings cast onto the ark and other tabernacle furnishings, through which carrying poles were inserted (Exodus 25:12, 14).
Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

טָבַע ṭâbaʻ · H2883 · to sink, to fall (into), to drive · 10×טַבַּעַתṭabbaʻath · H2885
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2885. tabbaath טַבַּ֫עַת noun feminine signet, signet-ring, ring (on formation see LagBN…
H2885. tabbaath
טַבַּ֫עַת noun feminine signet, signet-ring, ring (on formation see LagBN 88; Assyrian ‰imbu°u, seal-ring, Muss-Arnl.c.) — absolute טַבַּעַת Exo 26:24 Exo 26:3t.; construct id. Est 3:12 Est 3:3t.; טַבַּעְתּוֺ Gen 41:42 Gen 41:2t.; plural absolute טַבָּעוֺת Isa 3:1; Exo 28:23; טַבָּעֹת Exo 25:12 (twice in verse) + 14 t. construct טַבְּעוֺת Exo 28:23 Exo 28:2t.; טַבְּעֹת Exo 25:12 Exo 25:12t.; suffix טַבְּעֹתָ֯ו Exo 28:28; Exo 39:21; טַבְּעֹתֵיהֶם Exo 26:29; טַבְּעֹתָם Exo 36:34; —
1 signet-ring, of king, taken from his hand and given as token of authority Gen 41:42 (E), Est 3:10; Est 8:2; used in sealing official missives Est 3:12; Est 8:8 (twice in verse); Est 8:10 (verb חָתַם).
2 ring, as ornament Isa 3:21; as gift for sacred purposed Exo 35:22; Num 31:50 (both P).
3 most often (only in Exodus) of rings for staves of ark, for curtains, for ephod, and other sacred furniture Exo 25:12 (3 t. in verse) + 35 t. in Exodus (all P).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Clothing14 occurrencesFurnishings25 occurrencesJewellery10 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

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