2873. tabach

Lexicon

tabach: To slaughter, to butcher

Original Word: טָבַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tabach
Pronunciation: tah-bakh
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-bakh')
Definition: To slaughter, to butcher
Meaning: to slaughter

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

kill, make slaughter, slay

A primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men) -- kill, (make) slaughter, slay.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to slaughter, butcher, slay
NASB Translation
make (1), prepared (1), slaughter (3), slaughtered (3), slaughters (1), slay (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[טָבַח] verb slaughter, butcher, slay (Late Hebrew id. (rare) and derivatives; Phoenician טבח participle; Assyrian ‰abâ—u Asrb^{Annals iii. 56}; Aramaic , טְבַח (rare) and derivatives; Arabic cook meat, also bake bread; Ethiopic slay) —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular suffix וּטְבָחוֺ consecutive Exodus 21:37; 3feminine singular טָֽבְחָה Proverbs 9:2; 2masculine singular טָבַחְתָּ Lamentations 2:21; 1singular טָבַחְתִּי 1 Samuel 25:11; Imperative וּטְבֹחַ Genesis 43:16; Infinitive construct טְבֹחַ Ezekiel 21:15; לִטְבֿוֺחַ Psalm 37:14 3t. (so Baer; van d. H לִטְבּוֺחַ, except לִטְב֑וֺחַ Jeremiah 51:40); Passive participle טָבוּחַ Deuteronomy 28:31; —

1 slaughter, butcher animals for food Exodus 21:37 (E), Proverbs 9:2 (figurative of Wisdom's furnishing her table); so with accusative of congnate meaning with verb טֶבַח ׳ט Genesis 43:16 (J), טִבְחָה ׳ט 1 Samuel 25:11; compare also Deuteronomy 28:31, where punishment lies in fact that the owner does not eat of the slain ox; כְּכֶשֶׂב אַלּוּף יוּבַל לִטְבֿ֑וֺחַ Jeremiah 11:19 like a mild lamb that is led to slaughter, simile of the prophet exposed to his enemies, Jeremiah 51:40 simile of ׳יs vengeance upon Babylon (see also טֶבַח, טִבְחָה), Jeremiah 25:34 of kings and rulers, under figure of shepherds & choice sheep.

2 in poetry & figurative, slay, kill ruthlessly, with accusative of person Psalm 37:14; absolute Lamentations 2:21("" הָרַג; opposed to חמל); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb טֶבַח ׳ט Ezekiel 21:15 of a sword sharpened for the slaughter of Israel in judgment.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2380 (θύω, thyo): To sacrifice, to slaughter for a religious purpose.
• G4967 (σφάζω, sphazo): To slay, slaughter, often used in the context of sacrificial killing.
• G4969 (σφαγή, sphage): Slaughter, a term that can refer to the act of killing or the state of being slain, often used in a sacrificial or violent context.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of sacrifice and slaughter, emphasizing the continuity of these concepts from the Hebrew Scriptures into the Greek New Testament.

Usage: The verb טָבַח (tabach) is used in the context of slaughtering, particularly in reference to the killing of animals for sacrifice or food. It can also refer to the act of killing in a more general sense, including the slaughter of people in a violent context.

Context: The Hebrew verb טָבַח (tabach) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily associated with the act of slaughtering animals for sacrificial purposes or for consumption. It is a term that conveys the idea of butchering or preparing meat, often in a ritualistic or ceremonial setting. For example, in Genesis 43:16, Joseph instructs his steward to "slaughter an animal and prepare it" for a meal with his brothers. This usage highlights the cultural and religious significance of animal slaughter in ancient Israelite society.

The term is also used metaphorically to describe the destruction or killing of people, as seen in passages like Isaiah 34:6, where the Lord's sword is described as "filled with blood, gorged with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams." This imagery underscores the severity and totality of divine judgment.

In the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, טָבַח (tabach) is integral to the process of offering sacrifices to God, as seen in Leviticus and other books of the Torah. The act of slaughtering an animal was a crucial step in the ritual, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God.

Forms and Transliterations

וּטְבָח֖וֹ וּטְבֹ֤חַ וטבח וטבחו טֶ֙בַח֙ טָב֣וּחַ טָבְחָ֣ה טָבַ֖חְתִּי טָבַ֖חְתָּ טבוח טבח טבחה טבחת טבחתי לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ לִטְב֑וֹחַ לטבוח liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ liṭḇōwaḥ litVoach ṭā·ḇaḥ·tā ṭā·ḇaḥ·tî ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh ṭā·ḇū·aḥ ṭāḇaḥtā ṭāḇaḥtî ṭāḇəḥāh ṭāḇūaḥ taVachta taVachti taveChah taVuach ṭe·ḇaḥ ṭeḇaḥ tevach ū·ṭə·ḇā·ḥōw ū·ṭə·ḇō·aḥ ūṭəḇāḥōw ūṭəḇōaḥ utevaCho uteVoach

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 43:16
HEB: הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַבָּ֑יְתָה וּטְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙ וְהָכֵ֔ן
NAS: into the house, and slay an animal
KJV: home, and slay, and make ready;
INT: men the house and slay an animal and make

Exodus 22:1
HEB: אוֹ־ שֶׂ֔ה וּטְבָח֖וֹ א֣וֹ מְכָר֑וֹ
NAS: or a sheep and slaughters it or sells
KJV: or a sheep, and kill it, or sell
INT: or A sheep and slaughters or sells

Deuteronomy 28:31
HEB: שׁוֹרְךָ֞ טָב֣וּחַ לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes,
KJV: Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes,
INT: your ox shall be slaughtered your eyes you will not

1 Samuel 25:11
HEB: טִבְחָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙
NAS: and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers,
KJV: and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers,
INT: and my meat whose have slaughtered my shearers and give

Psalm 37:14
HEB: עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי־ דָֽרֶךְ׃
NAS: and the needy, To slay those who are upright
KJV: and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright
INT: the afflicted and the needy to slay who conduct

Proverbs 9:2
HEB: טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה
NAS: She has prepared her food,
KJV: She hath killed her beasts;
INT: has prepared her food has mixed

Jeremiah 11:19
HEB: אַלּ֖וּף יוּבַ֣ל לִטְב֑וֹחַ וְלֹֽא־ יָדַ֜עְתִּי
NAS: led to the slaughter; And I did not know
KJV: [that] is brought to the slaughter; and I knew
INT: A gentle led to the slaughter no know

Jeremiah 25:34
HEB: מָלְא֥וּ יְמֵיכֶ֖ם לִטְב֑וֹחַ וּתְפוֹצ֣וֹתִיכֶ֔ם וּנְפַלְתֶּ֖ם
NAS: For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions
KJV: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions
INT: have come the days of your slaughter and your dispersions will fall

Jeremiah 51:40
HEB: אֽוֹרִידֵ֖ם כְּכָרִ֣ים לִטְב֑וֹחַ כְּאֵילִ֖ים עִם־
NAS: like lambs to the slaughter, Like rams
KJV: like lambs to the slaughter, like rams
INT: will bring lambs to the slaughter rams together

Lamentations 2:21
HEB: בְּי֣וֹם אַפֶּ֔ךָ טָבַ֖חְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃
NAS: of Your anger, You have slaughtered, not sparing.
KJV: of thine anger; thou hast killed, [and] not pitied.
INT: the day of your anger have slaughtered not sparing

Ezekiel 21:10
HEB: לְמַ֨עַן טְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙ הוּחַ֔דָּה לְמַעַן־
NAS: Sharpened to make a slaughter,
KJV: to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished
INT: because of A slaughter to make Sharpened because of

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2873
11 Occurrences

liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ — 4 Occ.
ṭā·ḇaḥ·tā — 1 Occ.
ṭā·ḇaḥ·tî — 1 Occ.
ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
ṭā·ḇū·aḥ — 1 Occ.
ṭe·ḇaḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·ṭə·ḇā·ḥōw — 1 Occ.
ū·ṭə·ḇō·aḥ — 1 Occ.