BDB9225
I. תָּפֵל adjective tasteless, unseasoned; — absolute ׳ ת, as substantive Job 6:6 figurative of unsatisfying prophecies Lam 2:14 ( + שָׁוְא).
Strong's Lexicon
H8602
H8602 — תָּפֵל
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8602 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תָּפֵל |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to smear |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | taphel |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | taw-fale' |
| Meaning: | 1. plaster (as gummy) or slime 2. (figuratively) frivolity |
| KJV Renderings: | foolish things, unsavoury, untempered. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9228
II. תָּפֵל noun [masculine] whitewash; — applied to wall, in Ezekiel's vision Ezek 13:10; Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:14; Ezek 13:15 figurative of false prophet Ezek 22:28.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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