Strong's Lexicon

H2902

H2902 — טּוַּח

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtuwachverb-stemOccurrences: 12TWOT: 795

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2902
Word:טּוַּח
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:12
Transliteration:tuwach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:too'-akh
Meaning:1. to smear, especially with lime
KJV Renderings:daub, overlay, plaister, smut.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3314

[טוּחַ] verb over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear (Late Hebrew id.; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 2077] re foeda contaminatus fuit, or contaminavit; [untranscribed source text 2078] camel smeared with tar); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְטָח consecutive Lev 14:42 (on טַח Isa 44:18 see טחח ); 3 plural טָחוּ Exod 22:28 טַחְתֶּם Ezek 13:12; Ezek 13:14 Infinitive construct לָטוּחַ 1Chr 29:4 Participle plural טָחִים Ezek 13:10 + 2 t.; construct טָחֵי Ezek 13:11 only P , Ezekiel, Chronicles; — over-spread, coat (with accusative of house) with earth (clay, עָפָר) Lev 14:42 over-lay (walls with gold and silver) with accusative of wall 1Chr 29:4 metaphor of coating over Jerusalem, under figure of a wall, with a superficial coating, to hide its real weakness Ezek 13:15 (accusative of wall), Ezek 13:12 with accusative of coating (טִיחַ); with תָּפֵל (q. v.) Ezek 13:11 c. 2 accusative Ezek 13:10 Ezek 13:14 Ezek 13:15 compare תָּפֵל וּנְבִיאֶיהָ טָחוּ להם Ezek 22:28 where suffix reference to oppressive nobles, i.e. the prophets 'whitewash' for them (their evil deeds).
Niph`al Infinitive construct הִטּוֺחַ be coated (with עפר) Lev 14:43 and, fully, הִטֹּחַ אתהֿבית Lev 14:48 (both P ).


BDB3327

[טָחַח] verb be besmeared — only

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular טַח מֵרְאוֺת עֵינֵיהֶם Isa 44:18 their eyes have been besmeared so that they do not see, see Di Du, and on singular with subject plural Ges «GKC:145»§ 145, 7a; others regard טַח as metaplastic pointing for טָח from טוח, see Sta§ 385d.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

טוח (tooagh)

Leviticus 14:42

KJV: And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
EHCC: and shail plaister the house.

Isaiah 44:18

KJV: They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.shut: Heb. daubed
EHCC: for he hath shud their eyes, (marg. daubed)

Ezekiel 18:32

KJV: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.yourselves: or, others
EHCC: daubing wherewith ye have 4

1 Chronicles 29:4

KJV: Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
EHCC: to overlay the walls of the houses
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