Lexical Summary taleh: Lamb Original Word: טָלֶה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance lamb By variation for tla'; a lamb -- lamb. see HEBREW tla' NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a lamb NASB Translation lamb (2), lambs (1). Topical Lexicon Overview The noun טָלֶה appears twice in the Hebrew Scriptures, denoting a very young lamb still nursing. Both contexts—one historical, one eschatological—frame the image of helpless innocence within larger movements of divine redemption. Occurrences in Scripture 1 Samuel 7:9 portrays national repentance at Mizpah: “Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him”. Isaiah 65:25 looks forward to the consummation of all things: “The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the serpent’s food will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD. Cultic Significance in 1 Samuel 7 The suckling lamb offered by Samuel underscores three truths: Prophetic Vision in Isaiah 65 The coming new heavens and new earth reverse the predatory order. The lamb, formerly vulnerable, dwells unthreatened. This signals: Theological Themes 1. Innocence and purity: the nursing lamb evokes spotless integrity demanded of sacrificial victims (Exodus 12:5). Christological Foreshadowing Although Isaiah 53:7 employs a different Hebrew term, the figure of the silent lamb led to slaughter converges with the suckling lamb of 1 Samuel 7, both prefiguring Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Samuel’s whole burnt offering anticipates the once-for-all sacrifice of the cross; Isaiah’s peaceable kingdom reflects the reconciled cosmos secured through that sacrifice (Colossians 1:20). Practical Ministry Applications • Intercession: leaders today emulate Samuel’s pattern—uniting repentant prayer with wholehearted devotion—to seek revival. In the brief but potent appearances of טָלֶה, Scripture unites past deliverance, present consecration, and coming glory under the unchanging purpose of God. Forms and Transliterations וְטָלֶ֜ה וטלה טְלֵ֤ה טלה ṭə·lêh teLeh ṭəlêh vetaLeh wə·ṭā·leh wəṭālehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 7:9 HEB: וַיִּקַּ֣ח שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל טְלֵ֤ה חָלָב֙ אֶחָ֔ד NAS: a suckling lamb and offered KJV: sucking lamb, and offered INT: took Samuel lamb A suckling a Isaiah 65:25 2 Occurrences |
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