תָּוֶךְ tavekh

Hebrew word for “midst” · Strong’s H8432 · used 418 times in 390 verses

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Meaning

1) midst, middle; 1a) midst, middle;

How it is translated

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

• midst 180
• among 114
• middle 111
• among midst 4
• will be in the midst 3
• between 2
• will be in the middle 2
• will be in between 1
• will be in midst 1

Where it is used

Also in 15 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ezekiel 22 (11), Joshua 4 (6), Ezekiel 5 (6), Ezekiel 14 (6), Exodus 14 (5), Numbers 16 (5), Deuteronomy 5 (5), Ezekiel 11 (5), Ezekiel 28 (5), Ezekiel 32 (5)

Forms

• בתוך 189
• מתוך 56
• בתוכם 40
• בתוכה 30
• תוך 25
• בתוככם 14
• בתוכך 14
• בתוכו 10
• ובתוך 8
• בתוכנו 4

Words used with it

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

• עִיר ir “city” 40
• אֲנִי ani “I” 37
• אֵשׁ esh “fire” 25
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 31
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 29
• נַחֲלָה nachalah “inheritance” 19
• אֵת et “with” 26
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 28
• יָדַע yada “to know” 26
• גֵּר ger “sojourner” 15
• שָׁכַן shakhan “to dwell” 16
• יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 19

Key verses

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

• Genesis 35:2 — Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
• 1 Samuel 7:3 — And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from…
• Isaiah 6:5 — Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the…
• Isaiah 52:11 — Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
• Ezekiel 5:12 — A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round…
• Ezekiel 6:7 — And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
• Ezekiel 9:4 — And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that…
• Ezekiel 22:25 — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and…
• Ezekiel 29:3 — Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath…
• Micah 7:14 — Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as…
• Zechariah 2:11 — And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of…
• Zechariah 8:3 — Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the…

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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.