Lexical Summary Tebach: Slaughter, butchery, massacre Original Word: טֶבַח Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Tebah The same as tebach; massacre; Tebach, the name of a Mesopotamian and of an Israelite -- Tebah. see HEBREW tebach NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom tabach Definition son of Nahor NASB Translation Tebah (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. טֶ֫בַח proper name, masculine son of Nahor by his concubine Genesis 22:24, ᵐ5 Ταβεκ(χ). Topical Lexicon Root Meaning and Semantic Range טֶבַח conveys the idea of violent killing, usually in large scale or ritual contexts—“slaughter.” While it can name an individual in Genesis, its primary force in prophetic writing evokes carnage inflicted under divine decree. Occurrences and Narrative Settings 1. Genesis 22:24 – Listed among the sons of Reumah, concubine of Nahor. The name “Tebah” stands in a genealogical record that connects to the wider Abrahamic family. Though no account is attached, the grim sense of the word hints at a clan identity forged in a turbulent Near-Eastern milieu where bloodshed was common. 2. Jeremiah 48:15 – Pronounced over Moab in an oracle of judgment: “Moab has been devastated; her towns have gone up in smoke, and her finest young men have gone down to the slaughter”. Here טֶבַח symbolizes total military defeat decreed by “the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts,” underscoring that the battlefield does not lie outside the Lord’s rule. 3. Ezekiel 21:15 – Spoken against Jerusalem and her neighbors: “I have appointed the sword for slaughter at all their gates; Oh! It is made for flashing, polished for slaughter!”. The double use amplifies the horror and inevitability of the sentence. The polished sword suggests deliberateness, not random violence. Historical and Prophetic Significance In the seventh–sixth-century turmoil surrounding the Babylonian campaigns, both Jeremiah and Ezekiel use טֶבַח to proclaim that national security depends on covenant fidelity, not alliances. Moab’s pride and Judah’s rebellion invite the same outcome: slaughter orchestrated by divine authority. The prophets transform common wartime vocabulary into theological proclamation—what happens on earth mirrors verdicts rendered in heaven. Theological Themes • Divine Sovereignty: The LORD appoints and controls the sword (Ezekiel 21:15). Slaughter is never mere chance; it is woven into God’s just governance of nations. Ministry Application 1. Preaching on National Sin: טֶבַח warns modern believers that corporate rebellion invites divine reckoning. Nations cannot claim exemption from God’s moral order. Summary טֶבַח threads through Scripture as both name and ominous reality. Whether hidden in genealogy or thundered from prophetic lips, it insists that life, death, and the fate of nations lie in the hands of the LORD. Recognizing its gravity steels the church to fear God rightly, seek His mercy earnestly, and announce the gospel boldly amid a world still stalked by slaughter. Forms and Transliterations טֶ֣בַח טבח לְטָֽבַח׃ לַטָּ֑בַח לטבח לטבח׃ laṭ·ṭā·ḇaḥ laṭṭāḇaḥ latTavach lə·ṭā·ḇaḥ ləṭāḇaḥ leTavach ṭe·ḇaḥ ṭeḇaḥ TevachLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 22:24 HEB: הִוא֙ אֶת־ טֶ֣בַח וְאֶת־ גַּ֔חַם NAS: also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash KJV: she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, INT: also he Tebah and Gaham and Tahash Jeremiah 48:15 Ezekiel 21:15 3 Occurrences |
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