טָבַח tavach
Hebrew word for “to slaughter” · Strong’s H2873 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) to slaughter, slay, butcher, kill ruthlessly; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to slaughter, butcher; 1a2) to slay, kill ruthlessly (fig.)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tavach in context, with how often each is used:
- slaughter 6
- have slaughtered 2
- will slaughter 1
- will be slaughtered 1
- has slaughtered 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 43 (1), Exodus 22 (1), Deuteronomy 28 (1), 1 Samuel 25 (1), Psalms 37 (1), Proverbs 9 (1), Jeremiah 11 (1), Jeremiah 25 (1), Jeremiah 51 (1), Lamentations 2 (1)
Forms
- לטבוח 4
- וטבח 1
- וטבחו 1
- טבוח 1
- טבחתי 1
- טבחה 1
- טבחת 1
- טבח 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tavach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- טֶבַח tevach “slaughter” 3
- צֹאן tson “flock” 3
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 3
- שׁוֹר shor “cattle” 2
- אוֹ o “or” 2
- לֶחֶם lechem “food” 2
- עֵץ ets “tree” 2
- חֶרֶב cherev “sword” 2
- אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 2
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 2
- יָדַע yada “to know” 2
Key verses
The verses using tavach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 43:16 — And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at…
- Exodus 22:1 — If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
- Deuteronomy 28:31 — Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be…
- 1 Samuel 25:11 — Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
- Psalms 37:14 — The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
- Proverbs 9:2 — She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
- Jeremiah 11:19 — But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with…
- Jeremiah 25:34 — Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are…
- Jeremiah 51:40 — I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.
- Lamentations 2:21 — The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger;…
- Ezekiel 21:10 — It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.