Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2909 |
|---|---|
| Word: | טָּחָה |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | tachah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | taw-khaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. to stretch a bow, as an archer |
| KJV Renderings: | (bow-)shot. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
[טָחָה] verb hurl, shoot (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2087] spread, extend, carry far with, e.g. a ball Lane1832c) — only
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Genesis 21:16
