תִּפְאָרָה
tiphʼârâh · H8597 · Hebrew · 51 occurrences
Meanings
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greatness, glory
State in which humans are considered worthy of honor and respect because of certain attributes, such as a scepter or crown
ExamplesIsaiah 28:5 On that day the LORD of armies will become a beautiful crown And a glorious wreath to the remnant of His people;
Jeremiah 48:17 “Mourn for him, all you who live around him, And all of you who know his name; Say, ‘How the mighty scepter has been broken, A staff of splendor!’
How it’s used In 8 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
32 occurrences in 18 groups
- ךְyour 6
- הוּhis 5
- ךָyour 4
- Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- מִצְרַיִםEgypt 1
- בָּבֶלBabylon, Babel 1
What it doesIt is the subject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- גָּדַלto be great, to grow up, to magnify 2
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- סוּרto turn aside, to depart, to remove 1
- שָׁלַךְto cast, to throw 1
What it is said to bePredicate
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- אָבfather 1
- כֹּחַstrength 1
- מִקְדָּשׁsanctuary, holy place 1
- רַבmany, great 1
- ךָּyou 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- עָבַרto pass 1
- אַתָּהyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
11 occurrences in 3 groups
- לto/for 10
- עַלon, upon, over, against 1
- כlike/as 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
23 occurrences in 13 groups
- עֲטָרָהcrown 6
- כְּלִיvessel, utensil, weapon 3
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14
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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In the other Testament 1 word
- δόξα dóxa · G1391 · glory, splendor, brightness
- Greek δόξα renders the splendor/glory sense of תִּפְאָרָה when the Hebrew emphasizes visible magnificence or honor, though תִּפְאָרָה's semantic range extends to beauty/comeliness where Greek may use other terms.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Great002001002012
- This noun denotes splendor and honor, as in Exodus 28:2's instruction to make holy garments for Aaron for glory and for beauty.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8597. tipharah תִּפְאָרָה noun feminine beauty, glory; — ׳תּ Isa 28:5; Jer 48:17;…
תִּפְאָרָה noun feminine beauty, glory; — ׳תּ Isa 28:5; Jer 48:17; elsewhere absolute and construct תִּפְאֶרֶת Isa 3:18 Isa 3:20t.; תִּפְאָ֑רֶת Pro 28:12 Pro 28:6t.; suffix תִּפְאַרְתִּי Isa 46:13 20t. suffix; —
1 beauty, finery Isa 3:18; of garments Isa 52:1; jewels Eze 16:17, Eze 16:39; Eze 23:26, compare 2Ch 3:6; flock Jer 13:20; a man Isa 44:13; city of Samaria Isa 28:1, Isa 28:4; diadem Isa 28:5.
2 glory:
a. of rank: apparel of high priest Exo 28:2, Exo 28:40 (P); ת ׳עֲטֶרֶת crown of glory Pro 4:9; Pro 16:31; Isa 62:3; Jer 13:18; Eze 16:12; Eze 23:42; greatness of monarch Est 1:4; house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem Zec 12:7 (twice in verse).
b. of renown ולת ׳לְשֵׁם Deu 26:19; 1Ch 22:5; Jer 13:11; Jer 33:9.
c. attribute of ׳י Psa 71:8; 1Ch 29:11; ת ׳שֵׁם Isa 63:14; 1Ch 29:13; ׳ת עֹז Psa 89:18; ת ׳זְרוֺעַ Isa 63:12; hence ׳ת in ׳יs sanctuary Psa 96:6, תִּפְאַרְתִּ ׳בֵּית Isa 60:7; compare Isa 63:15 (of heavenly temple), Isa 64:10; ׳ת as ׳יs gift to Israel Isa 46:13; compare Isa 60:19 (also Psa 89:18 above); of future fruit of land Psa 4:2; designation of ark of ׳י Psa 78:61.
3. a. honour of nation Israel Lam 2:1.
b. glorying, boasting, of individual, Isa 20:5; Pro 17:6; Pro 19:11; Pro 20:29; Pro 28:12; warrior Jdg 4:9; monarchs Isa 10:12; nations Isa 13:19; Eze 24:25, ת ׳מַקֵּל rod (sceptre) of glorying Jer 48:17 (others 1).
II. פאר (doubtful √).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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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