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טָבַח H2873
H2873 is the Hebrew word טָבַח, transliterated ṭâbach and said taw-bakh'. The King James Version most often renders it slaughter.
What it means
to slaughter (animals or men).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: kill, (make) slaughter, slay.
Verses using טָבַח
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 43:16 · KJV
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 noon.
Exodus 22:1 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
1 Samuel 25:11 · KJV
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?
Psalm 37:14 · KJV
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 · KJV
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Jeremiah 11:19 · KJV
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 the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Jeremiah 25:34 · KJV
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 accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Jeremiah 51:40 · KJV
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.
Lamentations 2:21 · KJV
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; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
Ezekiel 21:10 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2873 mean?
H2873 is the Hebrew word טָבַח (ṭâbach), meaning to slaughter (animals or men).
How is H2873 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it slaughter (4 times), slay (2 times), killed (2 times), kill (1 time), slain (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2873 appear in the Bible?
טָבַח (ṭâbach) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2873 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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