תֶּרַח
Terach · teh'-rakh
Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
- Terach, the father of Abraham
- also, a place in the Desert
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tarah, Terah.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest › to separate and protect
The mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תֶּרַח 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
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- terah5 · 38%
- and terah3 · 23%
- of terah2 · 15%
- at tarah1 · 8%
- from tarah1 · 8%
- even terah1 · 8%
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.