8376. taah
Strong's Lexicon
taah: To err, to wander, to go astray

Original Word: תָּאָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ta'ah
Pronunciation: tah-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-aw')
Definition: To err, to wander, to go astray
Meaning: to mark off, designate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - πλανάω (planáō) - Strong's Greek 4105: To lead astray, to deceive, to wander

Usage: The Hebrew verb "taah" primarily conveys the idea of wandering or going astray, both in a physical and metaphorical sense. It is often used to describe the act of straying from a path or losing one's way, which can also extend to moral or spiritual deviation. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it frequently refers to the Israelites' tendency to stray from God's commandments and pursue idolatry or other sinful behaviors.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of wandering was deeply understood, both in the literal sense of nomadic life and in the spiritual sense of faithfulness to God. The Israelites' history is marked by periods of wandering, both physically in the wilderness and spiritually in their relationship with God. The use of "taah" reflects the challenges of maintaining faithfulness and the consequences of deviating from God's path.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
probably to mark out
NASB Translation
draw a line (1), draw your border line (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[תָּאָה] verb Pi`el Imperfect3masculine plural תְּתָאוּ Numbers 34:7,8 apparently ye shall mark out (the boundary), but this (and הִתְאַוִּיתֶם Numbers 34:10, v אוה q. v.) very dubious, see Gray, and [תָּאַר].

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
point out

A primitive root; to mark off, i.e. (intensively) designate -- point out.

Forms and Transliterations
תְּתָא֖וּ תְּתָא֥וּ תתאו tə·ṯā·’ū təṯā’ū tetaU
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 34:7
HEB: הַיָּם֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ל תְּתָא֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם הֹ֥ר
NAS: border: you shall draw your [border] line from the Great
KJV: sea ye shall point out for you mount
INT: Sea the Great shall draw Hor to Mount

Numbers 34:8
HEB: מֵהֹ֣ר הָהָ֔ר תְּתָא֖וּ לְבֹ֣א חֲמָ֑ת
NAS: You shall draw a line from Mount Hor
KJV: Hor ye shall point out [your border] unto the entrance
INT: Hor Mount shall draw to the Lebo-hamath of Hamath

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8376
2 Occurrences


tə·ṯā·’ū — 2 Occ.















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