Lexicon Tebets: Tebez Original Word: תֵּבֵץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Taberah From the same as buwts; whiteness; Tebets, a place in Palestine -- Thebez. see HEBREW buwts NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a city near Shechem NASB Translation Thebez (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs תֵּבֵץ proper name, of a location near Shechem: Judges 9:50 (twice in verse) (תֵּבֵ֑ץ; also Judges 8:18 Bu for תָּבוֺר q. v.), 2 Samuel 11:21; modern ˆûbâs, 4 hours north of Shechem RobBR. iii. 305 GuérinSam. i. 357 ff. BuhlG 204; Θηβης, Θαιβαις (in Judges), Θαμας(ε)ι, ᵐ5L Θαμεσσει (in Samuel). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be bright.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Tebets, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament. Usage: Tebets is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location in the biblical narrative. Context: Tebets is a town mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of the narrative concerning Abimelech. It is located in the region of ancient Israel. The town is noted in the Book of Judges, where Abimelech, a son of Gideon, besieged the city. During the siege, a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, fatally wounding him. This event is recorded in Judges 9:50-53. The account highlights the downfall of Abimelech and serves as a narrative of divine justice. Tebets is described as a fortified city, indicating its strategic importance during the period of the Judges. Forms and Transliterations בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ בתבץ תֵּבֵ֑ץ תבץ bə·ṯê·ḇêṣ bəṯêḇêṣ beteVetz tê·ḇêṣ têḇêṣ teVetzLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 9:50 HEB: אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ NAS: went to Thebez, and he camped KJV: Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped INT: Abimelech to Thebez camped Thebez Judges 9:50 2 Samuel 11:21 3 Occurrences |
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