טָבַל taval

Hebrew word for “to dip” · Strong’s H2881 · used 16 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

1) to dip, dip into, plunge; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to dip in or into; 1a2) to dip oneself; 1b) (Niphal) to be dipped

How it is translated

Glosses given for taval in context, with how often each is used:

• will dip 9
• dipped 6
• one who dips 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 14 (3), Leviticus 4 (2), Genesis 37 (1), Exodus 12 (1), Leviticus 9 (1), Numbers 19 (1), Deuteronomy 33 (1), Joshua 3 (1), Ruth 2 (1), 1 Samuel 14 (1)

Forms

• וטבל 7
• ויטבל 4
• ויטבלו 1
• וטבלתם 1
• נטבלו 1
• וטבלת 1
• תטבלני 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with taval more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• נָזָה nazah “to sprinkle” 5
• אֵזוֹב ezov “hyssop” 4
• דָּם dam “blood” 7
• אֶצְבַּע etsba “finger” 4
• פַּעַם paam “beat” 5
• שֶׁבַע sheva “seven” 5
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 6
• מַי mayim “water” 5
• שָׁחַט shachat “to slaughter” 3
• מִן־ min “from” 5
• כֹּהֵן kohen “priest” 4
• פָּרֹכֶת porekhet “curtain” 2

Key verses

The verses using taval that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 12:22 — And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the…
• Leviticus 4:6 — And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.
• Leviticus 9:9 — And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at…
• Leviticus 14:6 — As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird…
• Numbers 19:18 — And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there,…
• Deuteronomy 33:24 — And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
• Joshua 3:15 — And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan…
• Ruth 2:14 — And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached…
• 1 Samuel 14:27 — But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an…
• 2 Kings 5:14 — Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a…
• 2 Kings 8:15 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his…
• Job 9:31 — Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

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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.