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H8591

תָּעַע

tâʻaʻ · taw-ah'

to cheat; by analogy, to maltreat

Lexicon

Derivation: a primitive root;

to cheat; by analogy, to maltreat

  1. to cheat
  2. by analogy, to maltreat

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: deceive, misuse.

Letters

  1. תTav400

    Picture: a crossed mark

    Concrete
    mark · sign · cross · signature
    Extended
    a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
  2. עAyin70

    Picture: an eye

    Concrete
    eye · spring of water
    Extended
    to see · to know · experience · to watch
  3. עAyin70

    Picture: an eye

    Concrete
    eye · spring of water
    Extended
    to see · to know · experience · to watch

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the mark, the covenant sign › to see and know › to see and know

The mark, the covenant sign that works to see and know that works to see and know.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּעַע 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.

  • to him as a deceiver1 · 50%
  • and misused1 · 50%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

כִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַ1וּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖ים1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance