Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2872 |
|---|---|
| Word: | טַּבּוּר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to pile up |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | tabbuwr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tab-boor' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) accumulated 2. (by implication) a summit |
| KJV Renderings: | middle, midst. |
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טַבּוּר noun [masculine] highest part, centre (according to ᵐ5 ᵑ9 navel, so Late Hebrew id., and טִיבּוּר, Aramaic טִיבּוּרָא, טִיבּוּרְיָא) — הִנֵּה עָם יֹרְדִים מֵעִם טַבּוּר הארץ Judg 9:37 behold people descending from the highest part of the land; ישְׁבֵי עַלטַֿבּוּר הארץ Ezek 38:12 those dwelling upon the navel of the earth, i.e. upon the mountainous country of Israel, central and prominent in the earth.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
