ת – Taw – Biblical Hebrew Study Dictionary

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Hebrew Word – English Transliteration – Meanings – Word Construction – Notes

 

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ת


תא      ThA     chamber                             

‘together… first’

– in the context of a building, would indicate a room united to a main (first) area.


תאוה   ThAWH    boundary

‘together… source… add to… be’


תאנה    ThANH     fig                               

‘together… first… emerging… be’

– figs begin to grow when the leaves first appear.


תאר    ThAR     form / outline                                      

‘together… source… body’

or:  ת = together + אור = light

– perhaps meaning silhouette.


תבה   ThBH     ark   (Noah’s ark)

‘together… tent… be’


תבן     ThBN     straw                                

ת = together + בנה = build


תהו    ThHW     formless /  chaos

‘unity (united)… shall be… add to’

– describes primed for a form not yet in existence.


תהום    ThHWM    abyss / ocean

תהו = formless + ם = water

or:  ‘together… shall be… add to… physical’

– first occurs in Genesis 1 describing the physical place that would be turned into creation.


תודה    ThWDH     thanksgiving

‘together… add to… connection… shall be’

or:  ת  = together+ יד = hand+ ה = be


תוך      ThWK     halve / middle / midst

‘together… add to… vessel’


תולעה     ThWLOH     worm           

‘together… add to… extending… seen… be’

– describes how a worm moves about.


תור     ThWR     explore / spy / turtledove           

‘together… add to… body’

or:  ת  = together + אור = light

– may refer to what can be seen by light.


תורה    ThWRH     Torah / instruction     

‘together… add to… man… shall be’

or:  ת  = together + ירה = teach

or:  ת  = together + אור = light + ה = be


תושיה     ThWShYH      wisdom / success                                                                    

‘together… add to… fill… bring… be’


תחש    ThChSh     furry animal / porpoise                                      

unknown    


תחת     ThChTh     underlay / under

‘unite… separate… together’

– perhaps by taking hold resulting in something being under one’s hand.


תכן     ThKN     weigh / regulate / put right                  

ת = together + כן = thus

or:  ‘together… carry… ahead’


תכלת     ThKLTh     blue                    

‘unite… carry… far reaching… together’

– appears to describe the sky which unites the furthest distances together.

Also:  ת = unite + כל = all + ת = together.


תלה    ThLH     to hang

‘together… extending… be’


תלת    ThLTh     three        (*Aramaic)


תמיד   ThMYD    continually / continuance            

‘together… physical… bring… path’


תמים    ThMYM   working in union / thummim  (of priestly lots) / perfect

for ‘working in union:

‘together… physical… bring forth… physical’

תם  ThM    integrity

 

for ‘thummim:

ת  = together + מים  = water

– may refer to darkness that was with the water in Genesis 1 right before God created light.

 


תמך    ThMK      hold / support                         

‘together… physical… carry’


תמר    ThMR     palm tree                                  

‘together… water… body’


תן       ThN      monster / jackal                                

‘together… emerging’


תנינם    ThNYNM      tannin / whale / serpent / dragon / monster      

‘together…emerging…bring forth… emerging… water’


תעה     ThOH     wander / err

‘together… seen… be’

– refers to temporary locations one is found among similar to describing a person by where they permanently dwell.

-first occurs in Genesis 20:13.

ויהי כאשר התעו אתי אלהים מבית אבי ואמר לה זה חסדך אשר תעשי עמדי אל כל המקום אשר נבוא שמה אמרי לי אחי הוא


תער    ThOR     sheath / razor                            

‘together… seen… body’


תף      ThPh     timbrel / tambourine                           

‘together… turn (change)’


תפלה    ThPhLH     prayer    

‘together… breath… far reaching… shall be’

or:  ‘together… turn (change)… far reaching… shall be’

– ‘far reaching’ refers to over a distance.


תפר   ThPhR      Sew

‘together… turn (change)… body’

– to turn pieces together.


תפש   ThPhSh     hold / seize

‘together… turn (change)… fill’

– perhaps describes filling a hand.

– first occurs in Genesis 4:21.

 ושם אחיו יובל הוא היה אבי כל תפש כנור ועוגב


תקע   ThQO     dwell among / blow / pitch tent / thrust  / clap     

fordwell among’:

‘together… enduring… seen’

 

forblow’:

‘together… venerated (God)… perceived’

– referring to a strong wind.

 


תרדמה    ThRDMH    deep 

‘together… body… path through… water… be’


תשע   ThShO     nine

‘together… fill… seen’

– corresponds to ten עשר  which is ‘seen… fill… body’.

תשעים    ThShOYM    ninety


תת     ThTh      give

‘unite… together’


 

 

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Brown Bold = Words derived via grammar rules.

Red = Unknown word construction.

 

 

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