תַּעַר taar

Hebrew word for “razor” · Strong’s H8593 · used 13 times in 13 verses

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Meaning

1) razor, sheath (making naked); 1a) razor; 1b) sheath (of sword)

How it is translated

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

• sheath 7
• razor 4
• like a razor 1
• knife 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Ezekiel 21 (4), Numbers 6 (1), Numbers 8 (1), 1 Samuel 17 (1), 2 Samuel 20 (1), Psalms 52 (1), Isaiah 7 (1), Jeremiah 36 (1), Jeremiah 47 (1), Ezekiel 5 (1)

Forms

• מתערה 4
• תער 3
• בתער 2
• בתערה 1
• כתער 1
• תערך 1
• תערה 1

Words used with it

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

• חֶרֶב cherev “sword” 7
• רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 4
• זָקָן zaqan “beard” 2
• בָּשָׂר basar “flesh” 3
• שֵׂעָר sear “hair” 2
• כָּרַת karat “to cut” 3
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 4
• עָבַר avar “to pass” 3
• צַדִּיק tsaddiq “righteous” 2
• עַד ad “till” 3
• רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 2
• כֹּה koh “thus” 2

Key verses

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

• Numbers 6:5 — All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the…
• Numbers 8:7 — And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes,…
• 1 Samuel 17:51 — Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith.…
• Psalms 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
• Isaiah 7:20 — In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet:…
• Jeremiah 36:23 — And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all…
• Jeremiah 47:6 — O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
• Ezekiel 5:1 — And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to…
• Ezekiel 21:3 — And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the…
• Ezekiel 21:4 — Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to…
• Ezekiel 21:5 — That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
• Ezekiel 21:30 — Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.

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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.