Strong's Lexicon

H8593

H8593 — תַּעַר

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

Hebrewta`arn-e.Occurrences: 13TWOT: 1692e

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8593
Word:תַּעַר
Part of Speech:n-e.
Etymology:from H6168
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:ta`ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tah'-ar
Meaning:1. a knife or razor (as making bare)
KJV Renderings:(pen-)knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6379

תַּ֫עַר noun masculine Ps 52:4 and (Isa 7:20 ) feminine razor, sheath; —

1.
a. razor, absolute ׳ יְגַלַּח בְּת Isa 7:20 (figurative); subject of לֹא יַעֲבֹר עַלרֿאֹשׁ Num 6:5, object of הֶעֱבִיר עַלֿ Num 8:7 ( P ), compare construct הַגַּלָּבִים ׳ ת Ezek 5:1 absolute מְלֻטָּשׁ ׳ כְּת Ps 52:4 (simile of tongue).
b. construct הַסֹּפֵר ׳ ת Jer 36:23 = penknife.
2. sheath, always suffix of sword: בְּתַעְרָהּ 2Sam 20:8 of drawing sword, ׳ שָׁלַף מִתּ 1Sam 17:51 , ׳ הוֺצִיא מִתּ Ezek 21:8 ; Ezek 21:10 , ׳ תֵּצֵא מִתּ v.Ezek 21:9 of sheathing, הֵאָֽסְפִי אֶלתַּֿרְעֵךְ Jer 47:6 הָשַׁב אֶלתַּֿעְרָהּ Ezek 21:35 .


Other Resources

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

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