Lectionary Calendar

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13

video advertismenet

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8582 - תָּעָה

Transliteration

tâʻâh

Phonetics

taw-aw'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2531

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to err, wander, go astray, stagger
1. (Qal) to err
  1. to wander about (physically)
  2. of intoxication
  3. of sin (ethically)
  4. wandering (of the mind)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard)
  2. to be led astray (ethically)
3. (Hiphil) to cause to wander
  1. to cause to wander about (physically)
  2. to cause to wander (of intoxication)
  3. to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1806 ‑ ἐξάγω (ex‑ag'‑o); 1856 ‑ ἐξωθέω (ex‑o‑theh'‑o, ex‑o'‑tho); 4105 ‑ πλανάω (plan‑ah'‑o); 4105 ‑ πλανάω (plan‑ah'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (48)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Job 3

Psalms 6

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 14

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

BSB (50)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 4

Psalms 6

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 7

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

CSB (45)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 4

Psalms 6

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

ESV (50)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 4

Psalms 6

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 7

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

KJV (51)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Job 4

Psalms 6

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 7

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

LEB (50)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 4

Psalms 6

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 7

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

LSB (83)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 2

Job 6

Psalms 8

Proverbs 11

Isaiah 21

Jeremiah 8

Ezekiel 13

Hosea 2

Amos 2

Micah 2

N95 (66)

Genesis 3

Exodus 2

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 4

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 21

Jeremiah 7

Ezekiel 13

Hosea 2

Amos 2

Micah 2

NAS (76)

Genesis 3

Exodus 2

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 4

Psalms 9

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 21

Jeremiah 7

Ezekiel 13

Hosea 2

Amos 2

Micah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (50)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Job 4

Psalms 6

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 7

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Micah 1

ASV (48)

and causeth them to wander 2

and he maketh them to stagger 1

and stagger 1

and wandered 1

and, behold, he was wandering 1

cause them to err 1

caused me to wander 1

causeth them to err 1

deceiving 1

do they not err 1

erreth 1

evil 1

fluttereth 1

for me; yet have i not gone astray 1

for ye have dealt deceitfully 1

go not astray 1

going astray 1

hath caused them to err 1

have caused them to err 1

have caused them to go astray 1

have gone astray 1

i have gone astray 1

man staggereth 1

may go no more astray 1

seduced 2

shall wander 1

that causeth to err 1

that do err 1

that wandereth 1

that went astray 1

that went not astray 1

thee cause thee to err 1

they also that err 1

they go astray 1

they stagger 1

they wandered 1

to err 3

to go astray 2

went astray 3

which wandered 1

why dost thou make us to err 1

BSB (50)

and makes them wander 2

and spread 1

and stumble 1

and wandered 1

as they wander about 1

astray 5

deceive himself 1

did 1

do you make us stray 1

go astray 4

goes astray 1

had me journey 1

has been led astray 1

have deceived 1

have gone astray 1

have led them astray 1

he makes them stagger 1

i have strayed 1

lead them astray 1

leads them astray 1

led them astray 1

mislead them 1

mislead you 1

some wandered 1

staggers 1

staggers through 1

stray 3

stray onto it 1

strayed 1

strays 1

then the wayward 1

they have been led astray 1

they stumble 1

to lead them astray 1

wandered 1

wandering 1

went astray 3

who strays 1

CSB (45)

about 1

astray 9

err 1

go astray 3

goes astray 1

lead them astray 1

leads them astray 1

led astray 1

led them astray 1

make us stray 1

mislead them 1

mislead you 1

spread 1

stagger 2

staggers 2

stray 5

strayed 1

strays 1

stumble 2

wander 4

wandered 3

wandering 1

wanders 1

ESV (50)

astray 23

deceiving 1

did 1

err 1

go astray 3

going astray 1

man staggers 1

stagger 5

staggers 1

stray 2

wander 5

wander about 1

wandered 3

wandering 1

wanders 1

KJV (51)

astray 12

away 1

deceived 1

dissembled 1

err 14

erred 2

erreth 1

made 1

panted 1

seduced 2

seduceth 1

stagger 1

staggereth 1

wander 5

wandered 3

wandereth 1

wandering 1

way 2

LEB (50)

⌊you have made a fatal mistake⌋ 1

and causes 1

and he makes 2

and she went, wandering about 1

and stagger because of 1

and tempted 1

and they caused 2

and they have caused 1

and they wander around 1

and those who err 1

are misleading you 1

caused 1

do you make 1

go astray 1

go astray⌋ 1

goes astray 1

going astray 1

have caused them to go astray 1

have led 1

have led them astray 1

have they 1

he was wandering about 1

he will be deceiving himself 1

i have wandered 1

led them astray 1

me ⌊at the going astray of 1

misleading them 1

seduced 1

staggers 1

staggers⌋ 1

stray 1

that leads astray 1

they go astray 1

they stagger 1

they wander 1

they wandered 1

they wandered to 1

us have wandered about 1

wander about 1

wanders 2

went astray 2

went astray⌋ 2

who are leading 1

will lead them astray 1

yet i do 1

LSB (83)

about 5

astray 20

away 1

deceiving 1

err 1

error 2

go 1

gone 1

himself 1

lead 2

leading 1

led 10

makes 2

off 1

reels 1

ruin 1

stagger 2

staggers 1

stray 1

strays 1

wander 13

wandered 6

wandering 2

wanders 1

went 5

N95 (66)

astray 20

away 1

deceived 1

deceiving 1

err 1

go 2

goes 1

gone 1

lead 2

leading 1

leads 2

led 7

misled 1

reels 1

ruin 1

seduced 1

stagger 3

staggers 1

stray 3

wander 4

wandered 3

wandering 2

wanders 1

went 5

NAS (76)

about 3

astray 22

away 1

deceived 1

deceiving 1

encouraged 2

err 2

go 3

goes 1

gone 1

lead 2

leading 1

leads 2

led 7

reels 1

stagger 3

staggers 1

stray 3

wander 5

wandered 6

wandering 2

wanders 1

went 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (50)

and causes them to wander 2

and stagger 1

and wander 1

and wandered 1

astray 1

caused me to wander 1

deceiving 1

evil 1

flutters 1

for you have dealt deceitfully 1

going astray 1

has led them astray 1

have caused them to go astray 1

have gone astray 1

have led them astray 1

he makes them stagger 1

i have gone astray 1

lead them astray 1

leads others astray 1

man staggers 1

may go no more astray 1

seduced 2

shall wander 1

that errs 1

that leads to ruin 1

they also who err 1

they are wayward 1

they stagger 1

they wandered 1

to err 2

to go astray 2

went astray 4

which wandered 1

who wanders 1

who went astray 1

why do you make us to err 1

will not go there 1

you cause you to err 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1499) o t (תאה TAh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Error

A) o t (תאה TAh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Error

ld^m ) o f t o t (תאהתואה TAhTWAh) - Error: KJV (2): error - Strongs: H8595 (תַּעְתֻּעִים)

B) o o t (תאהאה TAhAh) AC: Deceive CO: ? AB: ?: Causing another to err through deception.

V) o o t (תאהאה TAhAh) - Deceive: KJV (2): (vf: Pilpel, Participle) deceiver, misuse - Strongs: H8591 (תָּעַע)

H) e o t (תאהה TAhH) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Error

V) e o t (תאהה TAhH) - Wander: To go astray due to deception or influence. KJV (50): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) err, wander, astray, seduce, stagger, away, deceive - Strongs: H8582 (תָּעָה)

J) o f t (תואה TWAh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Deceit: Causing another to err through deception.

N^m) o f t (תואה TWAh) - Deceit: [df: Kt] KJV (3): deceit, fraud - Strongs: H8496 (תּוֹךְ)

N^f1 ) e o f t (תואהה TWAhH) - Deception: KJV (2): hinder, error - Strongs: H8442 (תּוֹעָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

תָּעָה verb err ("" form of טָעָה, q. v.; Aramaic (sometimes) תְּעָא, תְּעִי id.; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (rare)); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ת Isaiah 21:4; 1 singular תָּעִ֫יתִי Psalm 119:110; Psalm 119:176, etc.; imperfect 3 feminine singular תֵּתַע Genesis 21:14; Proverbs 7:25; 3 masculine plural יִתְעוּ Isaiah 35:8 +; Infinitive construct תְּעוֺת Ezekiel 44:10 +; Participle תֹּעֶה Genesis 37:15 +, etc.; —

1 physically, wander about, absolute Exodus 23:4 (E) Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 53:6; Job 38:41; Psalm 119:176; with ב location Genesis 21:14; Genesis 37:15 (JE), Proverbs 7:25; Psalm 107:4; with ל location Isaiah 47:15; accusative of location Isaiah 16:8.

2 of intoxication, with בְּ of wine Isaiah 28:7; מן of wine Isaiah 28:7; figurative of perplexity, subject לבב Isaiah 21:4.

3 ethically, absolute Ezekiel 44:10; Ezekiel 48:11 (3t. in verse); Psalm 58:4, probably Proverbs 14:22 (compare חוטא Proverbs 14:21, but Bu Toy go astray to ruin); תֹּעֵי רוח Isaiah 29:24, תֹּעֵי לבב Psalm 95:10; with מן Psalm 119:110; Proverbs 21:16, מֵאַחֲרַי Ezekiel 14:11, מֵעָלַי Ezekiel 44:10,15.

Niph`al 1. be made to wander about, as a drunkard: Infinitive construct הִתָּעוֺת Isaiah 19:14.

2 ethically: Perfect 3 masculine singular נִתְעָה be led astray Job 15:31 (with בשׁוֺא).

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִתְעָה Hosea 4:12 (We הִתְעָם); Imperfect וַיֶּ֫תַע 2 Chronicles 33:9; suffix וַיַּתְעֵם Job 12:24 +; Participle מַתְעֶה Isaiah 30:28 +; —

1 physically: cause to wander about: absolute Isaiah 30:28 (of bridle, in figure), Proverbs 10:17; Jeremiah 50:6 (accusative of people as sheep); accusative of person Proverbs 12:26; with מן location Genesis 20:13 (E), ב location Job 12:24 = Psalm 107:40.

2 of intoxication, Isaiah 19:13,14; Job 12:25.

3 mentally and morally: cause to err, mislead: absolute Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 9:15; Hosea 4:12; with accusative of person Amos 2:4; Micah 3:5; 2 Kings 21:9 2 Chronicles 33:9; Jeremiah 23:13,32; with ב object Jeremiah 42:20 (so Gf; Ke and others (so Proverbs 10:17) intransitive err at cost of; ᵐ5 Ew Du Co הֲרֵעֹתֶם); with מן of ׳י Isaiah 63:17.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

תָּעָה fut. יִתְעֶה apoc. יֵתַע

(1) to err, to wander, to go astray. (Aram. ܛܥܐܳ Arabic طفى id., of very rare occurrence are, تَفَِى to pass away, and تفى to perish). Exodus 23:4; Job 38:41 followed by בְּ of place, Genesis 21:14, 37:15. Followed by an acc. to wander through or over, metaph. used of palm branches, Isaiah 16:8. It is used also

(a) of drunken men who go astray through drink. Isaiah 28:7, תָּעוּ מִן־הַשֵּׁבָר “they go astray through strong drink;” and by a figure taken from drunken men, Isaiah 21:4, תָּעָה לְבָבִי “my heart reeleth.”

(b) used of the mind which wanders from the path of virtue and piety, Psalms 58:4; Ezekiel 48:11 compare תֹּעֵי לֵבָב Psalms 95:10 תֹּעֵי רוּחַ Isaiah 29:24 followed by מִן e.g. from the precepts of God, Psalms 119:110 compare Proverbs 21:16 followed by מֵעַל יְחוָֹה Ezekiel 44:10, 15 Ezekiel 44:15 followed by מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה from worshipping God, Ezekiel 14:11. Compare Chald. טְעָה which is specially: to be addicted to the worship of idols, to be a heretic.

(2) i.q. אָבַד “to perish,” Proverbs 14:22 compare above, Arab. تفى.

Niphal, to wander (pr. to be made to wander), Isaiah 19:14. Metaph. to be deceived, to err in a moral sense, Job 15:31.

Hiphil, fut. apoc. יֶתַע

(1) to cause to err, Job 12:24; Psalms 107:40 Jerem. 50:6, a drunken man, Job 12:25. Metaph. to cause a people to wander from virtue and piety to impiety, Isaiah 3:12, 9:15 and the worship of idols, 2 Kings 21:9 followed by מִן Isaiah 63:17.

(2) intrans. to err (pr. to cherish error), Jerem. 42:20 קרי. Proverbs 10:17.

Derivative, תּוֹעָה and

These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com

List of Word Forms

בִּתְע֤וֹת בִּתְעוֹת֙ בתעות הִתְע֔וּם הִתְע֣וּ הִתְע֥וּ הִתְעֵיתֶם֮ הִתְעָ֔ה הַמַּתְעִ֣ים המתעים התעה התעו התעום התעיתם וְהִתְע֤וּ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם וַיֶּ֣תַע וַיַּתְע֣וּ וַיַּתְע֥וּ וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם וַיַּתְעוּם֙ וַתֵּ֔תַע והתעו ויתע ויתעו ויתעום ויתעם ותתע יִ֝תְע֗וּ יִ֭תְעוּ יִתְע֨וּ יִתְעֽוּ׃ יתעו יתעו׃ כְּהִתָּע֥וֹת כהתעות מַתְעִ֑ים מַתְעִ֔ים מַתְעֶ֔ה מַתְעֶֽה׃ מתעה מתעה׃ מתעים נִתְעָ֑ה נתעה תֵּ֝תַע תַּתְעֵֽם׃ תַתְעֵ֤נוּ תָּ֣עוּ תָּע֑וּ תָּע֔וּ תָּע֖וּ תָּע֣וּ תָּע֥וּ תָּעִ֔ינוּ תָּעִ֗יתִי תָּעָ֣ה תָּעוּ֙ תָע֗וּ תָעִֽיתִי׃ תֹּעֵ֣י תֹּעֶ֑ה תֹֽעֵי־ תֹעֶ֖ה תּ֭וֹעֶה תועה תעה תעו תעי תעי־ תעינו תעיתי תעיתי׃ תתע תתעם׃ תתענו biṯ‘ōwṯ biṯ·‘ō·wṯ bitot ham·maṯ·‘îm hammaṯ‘îm hammatIm hiṯ‘āh hiṯ‘êṯem hiṯ‘ū hiṯ‘ūm hiṯ·‘āh hiṯ·‘ê·ṯem hiṯ·‘ū hiṯ·‘ūm hitAh hiteiTem hitU hitUm kə·hit·tā·‘ō·wṯ kəhittā‘ōwṯ kehittaot maṯ‘eh maṯ‘îm maṯ·‘eh maṯ·‘îm matEh matIm niṯ‘āh niṯ·‘āh nitAh tā‘āh tā‘înū tā‘îṯî ṯā‘îṯî tā‘ū ṯā‘ū tā·‘āh tā·‘î·nū tā·‘î·ṯî ṯā·‘î·ṯî tā·‘ū ṯā·‘ū taAh taInu taIti taṯ‘êm ṯaṯ‘ênū ṯaṯ·‘ê·nū taṯ·‘êm tatEm tatEnu taU tê·ṯa‘ Teta têṯa‘ tō‘ê ṯō‘ê- tō‘eh ṯō‘eh tō·‘ê ṯō·‘ê- tō·‘eh ṯō·‘eh tō·w·‘eh toEh toEi tōw‘eh vaiyatEm vaiyatU vaiyatUm vaiYeta vatTeta vehitU wat·tê·ṯa‘ wattêṯa‘ way·yaṯ·‘êm way·yaṯ·‘ū way·yaṯ·‘ūm way·ye·ṯa‘ wayyaṯ‘êm wayyaṯ‘ū wayyaṯ‘ūm wayyeṯa‘ wə·hiṯ·‘ū wəhiṯ‘ū yiṯ‘ū yiṯ·‘ū yitU