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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent

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Strong's #2887 - טֵבֵת

Transliteration

Ṭêbeth

Phonetics

tay'-beth

Origin

probably of foreign derivation

Parts of Speech

proper noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Tebeth = "goodness"
1. the 10th month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to modern Dec-Jan

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Esther 1

BSB (1)

Esther 1

CSB (1)

Esther 1

ESV (1)

Esther 1

KJV (1)

Esther 1

LEB (1)

Esther 1

LSB (1)

Esther 1

N95 (1)

Esther 1

NAS (1)

Esther 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (1)

Esther 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

טֵבֵ֑ת proper name 10th month = Dec.-Jan., Esther 2:16 (Nabataean טבת Eut^{No. 3} Palmyrene id., Vog^{No. 66}; loan-word from Assyrian ˆêbêtum, Schr^COT on Nehemiah 1:1, Hpt^{E-Vowel 10}, Jen^{ZA iv (1889) 272f.}, √ perhaps ‰ebû = טבע see especially Hpt^l.c., Muss-Arn^{JBL xi, 1892,170}, month of sinking in = muddy month).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

טֵבֵת the tenth Hebrew month; from the new moon in January to that in February, Esther 2:16. “The tenth month which is called by the Hebrews Tebeth, and by the Egyptians Τύβι (in la Croze Τώβι; in Cod. Vienn. Τήβι. Arabic طوبة), by the Romans January.” Jerome, on Ezekiel 39:1. But the Egyptian month now mentioned, extended from the 20th of December, to the 20th of January.

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List of Word Forms

טֵבֵ֑ת טבת ṭê·ḇêṯ ṭêḇêṯ teVet