Strong's Lexicon

H8518

H8518 — תָּלָה

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

HebrewtalahverbOccurrences: 28TWOT: 2512

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8518
Word:	תָּלָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	28
Transliteration:	talah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	taw-law'
Meaning:	1. to suspend (especially to gibbet)
KJV Renderings:	hang (up).

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BDB9158

תָּלָא verb hang (|| form of תלה, Ges ^{«GKC:75rr»§ 75rr}); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural suffix תְּלָאוּם 2Sam 21:12 Qr the Philistines had hanged them ( Kt תלום; see Dr); Passive participle תְּלֻאִים Deut 28:66 thy life shall be hung up before thee, i.e. be in suspense, each moment uncertain. — וְעַמִּי תְלוּאִים לִמְשׁוּבָתִי Hos 11:7 my people is hung up to my backsliding is certainly corrupt ( AV bent to backsliding from me, i.e. huge or swung toward turning from me, compare GASm, but very dubious); Marti conjectures נִלְוִים אֶלעֲֿצַבִּים; Oettli Now^{2 Harper} נִלְאָה or הֶלְאַ֫נִי has wearied itself [me] in backsliding.

[תַּלְאֻבָה] see לאב . תְּלָאָה see לאה .

BDB9160

תָּלָה verb hang (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian Pi`el tullû , hang up; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5817] let down, dangle (a rope, etc.); Aramaic תְּלָא, [untranscribed source text 5818] hang; perhaps Old Aramaic תלה id., Lzb³⁸⁶; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5819] in derived sense, be devoted, addicted, to); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ת Gen 40:22 +; 2 masculine singular וְתָלִ֫יתָ Deut 21:22 consecutive; 3 plural תָּלוּ Esth 8:7; Esth 9:14 suffix תלום 2Sam 21:12 Kt ( Qr see תלא ), etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיִּתְלֵם Josh 10:26, etc.; Imperative masculine plural suffix תְּלֻהוּ Esth 7:9 Infinitive construct לִתְלוֺת Ezek 15:3; Esth 6:4 Participle active תֹּלֶה Job 26:7 passive תָּלוּי Deut 31:23 + 2 t., plural תְּלוּיִם Josh 10:26 — hang:

1. hang up any object: accusative of hands and feet of slain, + עַלהַֿבְּרֵכָה 2Sam 4:12 תָּלוּי of Absalom בָּאֵלָה in the terebinth 2Sam 18:10 ׳ ת with accusative of thing, + עַל Isa 22:24; Ezek 15:3; Song 4:4; Ps 137:2 subject ׳ י, אֶרֶץ עַלבְּֿלִימָה ׳ ת Job 26:7.

2. specifically put to death by hanging, with accusative of person Gen 40:22; Gen 41:13 (both E ), 2Sam 21:12 (compare תלא), Esth 9:14 absolute תָּלוּי Deut 21:23 one hanged; accusative of person + עַלעֵֿץ Gen 40:19 ( E ), Deut 21:22; Josh 8:29; Josh 10:26 (twice in verse) (all J E ), Esth 5:14 ; Esth 6:4; Esth 7:9; Esth 7:10; Esth 8:7; Esth 9:13; Esth 9:25.

Niph`al Perfect 3 plural שָׂרִים בְּיָדָם נִתְלוּ Lam 5:12 princes have been hung up by their hands; Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּתָּלוּ עַלעֵֿץ Esth 2:23 they were hanged on a tree; + 3 masculine singular with apocope וַיִּתָּל 2Sam 18:9 (for וַיּתַֻּן see נתן Hoph`al).

Pi`el hang up for display, with accusative of thing: Perfect 3 plural תִּלּוּ Ezek 27:10 (ב location), Ezek 27:11 (עַלאחוֺמוֺתַיִךְ).

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