Lexicon :: Strong's H8403 - taḇnîṯ

תַּבְנִית

Transliteration

taḇnîṯ

Pronunciation

tab-neeth'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From בָּנָה (H1129)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 255d

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

תַּבְנִית tabnîyth, tab-neeth'; from H1129; structure; by implication, a model, resemblance:—figure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8403 in the following manner: pattern (9x), likeness (5x), form (3x), similitude (2x), figure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8403 in the following manner: pattern (9x), likeness (5x), form (3x), similitude (2x), figure (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

pattern, plan, form, construction, figure
1. construction, structure
  1. meaning dubious
2. pattern
3. figure, image (of idols)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

תַּבְנִית tabnîyth, tab-neeth'; from H1129; structure; by implication, a model, resemblance:—figure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8403: Abbreviations

† תַּבְנִית noun feminine construction, pattern, figure ֯ תּ׳ absolute 1 Chronicles 28:19; construct Exodus 25:9 (twice in verse) + 14 times + Ezekiel 8:10 (strike out Co); תַּבְנִיתוֺ 2 Kings 16:10, תַבְנִיתָם Exodus 25:40 —

1. apparently originally construction, structure, yet only P & late: תַּבְנִית מִזְבַּה י׳ Joshua 22:28; compare Psalm 144:12 in simile הֵיכָל בְּנוֺתֵינוּ כְזָוִיּוֺת מְחֻטָּבִים תּ׳ carved according to the construction of a palace, palace-fashion.

2. pattern, according to which anything is to be constructed (P & late), of tabernacle Exodus 25:9, utensils of tabernacle Exodus 25:9; Exodus 25:40; an altar 2 Kings 16:10 תַּבְנִיתוֺ לְכָלֿ מַעֲשֵׂהוּ (distinguished from דְּמוּת); temple 1 Chronicles 28:11 compare 1 Chronicles 28:12 chariot, i.e. cherubim 1 Chronicles 28:18; מַלְאֲכוֺת הַתּ׳ 1 Chronicles 28:19 i.e. objects of which the pattern is given.

3. figure, image, Hexateuch only D, of idols in form of animals Deuteronomy 4:16, 17 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 4:18 (twice in verse); elsewhere late Isaiah 44:13; Ezekiel 8:10 (strike out B Co) Psalm 106:20; compare יָד תּ׳ Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 10:8 i.e. something like a hand.

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