טַבּוּר
ṭabbûwr · tab-boor'
properly, accumulated; i.e. (by implication) a summit
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to pile up;
properly, accumulated; i.e. (by implication) a summit
- properly, accumulated
- i.e. (by implication) a summit
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: middle, midst.
Letters
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to surround and contain › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest
To surround and contain of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of טַבּוּר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- by the middle1 · 50%
- in the midst1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.