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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2881 - טָבַל

Transliteration

ṭâbal

Phonetics

taw-bal'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

787,788

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to dip, dip into, plunge
1. (Qal)
  1. to dip in or into
  2. to dip oneself
2. (Niphal) to be dipped

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 907 ‑ βαπτίζω (bap‑tid'‑zo); 3435 ‑ μολύνω (mol‑oo'‑no); 911 ‑ βάπτω (bap'‑to);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

BSB (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

CSB (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

ESV (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

KJV (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

LEB (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

LSB (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

N95 (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

NAS (17)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Leviticus 6

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 2

Job 1

ASV (16)

and dip 4

and dipped 4

and let him dip 1

and shall dip 1

shall dip 3

unto him; and he dipped 1

were dipped 1

wilt thou plunge 1

BSB (16)

and dip 3

and dipped 1

and dipped himself 1

and he dipped 1

dip 4

dipped 2

is to dip 2

touched 1

you would plunge me 1

CSB (16)

dip 10

dipped 5

touched 1

ESV (16)

dip 9

dipped 6

plunge 1

KJV (16)

dip 9

dipped 6

plunge 1

LEB (16)

⌊dipping 1

and dip 3

and dipped 1

and he dipped 2

and he shall dip 2

and plunged 1

dipped 2

shall dip 3

you plunge 1

LSB (16)

dip 9

dipped 6

plunge 1

N95 (16)

dip 9

dipped 6

plunge 1

NAS (17)

dip 9

dipped 5

down 1

plunge 1

stepped 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (16)

and dip 4

and dipped 3

and shall dip 1

dipped 1

had dipped 1

let him dip 1

shall dip 3

you will plunge 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2228) l b u (תהבל ThBL) AC: Dip CO: ? AB: ?: [from: lb]

V) l b u (תהבל ThBL) - Dip: KJV (16): (vf: Paal, Niphal) dip, plunge - Strongs: H2881 (טָבַל)

d^m) l f b u (תהבול ThBWL) - Turban: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (1): dyed - Strongs: H2871 (טְבוּלִים)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. טָבַל verb dip (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic טְבַל dip, bathe; compare perhaps Arabic

saturavit tinctura vestem, Frey) —

Qal Perfect וְטָבַל consecutive Leviticus 4:6 5t.; וְטָבַלְתְּ consecutive Ruth 2:14; וּטְבַלְתֶּם consecutive Exodus 12:22; Imperfect וַיִּטְבֹּל Leviticus 9:9 3t.; 2 masculine singular suffix תִּטְבְּלֵנִי Job 9:31; וַיִּטְבְּלוּ Genesis 37:31 — dip:

1 transitive, dip a thing in, with accusative of thing + בְּ: in blood Genesis 37:31 (J), so especially in connection with sacrifices Leviticus 4:6; Leviticus 9:9; Leviticus 14:6,51 (also in fresh water); in water, for purification Numbers 19:18 (all P); of dipping rod in honey 1 Samuel 14:27, bread in vinegar Ruth 2:24, foot in oil Deuteronomy 33:24 (poem); בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי Job 9:31 in the ditch dost thou dip me; accusative omitted Exodus 12:22 (J E; in blood), 2 Kings 8:15 (in water); but also + מִן = moisten with, with some of Leviticus 4:17 (blood), Leviticus 14:16 (oil).

2 intransitive, dip (oneself), followed by בְּ, 2 Kings 5:14 in Jordan ("" רָחַץ בְּ 2 Kings 5:10; 2 Kings 5:12).

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine plural נִּטְבְּלוּ Joshua 3:15 be dipped, בְּ of water.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

טָבַל fut. יִטְבֹּל to dip, to dip in, to immerse, followed by an acc. of the thing, and בְּ before the liquid, Genesis 37:31; Leviticus 9:9; Deuteronomy 33:24; Job 9:31; Ruth 2:14 also without an acc. Exodus 12:22; 2 Kings 8:15. Intrans. to immerse oneself. 2 Kings 5:14, “he went down וַיִּטְבֹּל בַּיַּרְדֵּן שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times.” (Chald. טָבַל, Arab. طمل id.)

Niphal, pass. Joshua 3:15.

Hence טְבוּלִים and

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List of Word Forms

וְטָבַ֣ל וְטָבַ֤ל וְטָבַ֥לְתְּ וְטָבַ֧ל וְטָבַ֨ל וְטֹבֵ֥ל וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל וּטְבַלְתֶּם֮ וטבל וטבלת וטבלתם ויטבל ויטבלו נִטְבְּל֖וּ נטבלו תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי תטבלני niṭ·bə·lū nitbeLu niṭbəlū tiṭ·bə·lê·nî titbeLeni tiṭbəlênî ū·ṭə·ḇal·tem ūṭəḇaltem utevalTem vaiyitbeLu vaiyitBol vetaVal vetaValt vetoVel way·yiṭ·bə·lū way·yiṭ·bōl wayyiṭbəlū wayyiṭbōl wə·ṭā·ḇal wə·ṭā·ḇalt wə·ṭō·ḇêl wəṭāḇal wəṭāḇalt wəṭōḇêl