תֵּבֵל
têbêl · tay-bale'
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2986 (יָבַל);
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
- the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited)
- by extension, the globe
- by implication, its inhabitants
- specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: habitable part, world.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads
The mark, the covenant sign of the house, what is within of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תֵּבֵל 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
36 occurrences · 36 OT · 0 NT · 19 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the world14 · 39%
- of the world12 · 33%
- thereof; the world2 · 6%
- out of the world1 · 3%
- the whole world1 · 3%
- thee: for the world1 · 3%
- also is thine: as for the world1 · 3%
- and the world1 · 3%
- himself: the world1 · 3%
- in the habitable part1 · 3%
- yea, the world1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
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.