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תֹּאַר H8389

H8389 is the Hebrew word תֹּאַר, transliterated tôʼar and said to'-ar. The King James Version most often renders it goodly.

Word: תֹּאַרTransliteration: tôʼarSaid: to'-arLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

outline, i.e. figure or appearance.

Where it comes from

from H8388 (תָּאַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

goodly 3×beautiful 2×favoured 2×form 2×resembled 1×comely 1×countenance 1×fair 1×no form 1×visage 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble, visage.

Verses using תֹּאַר

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 29:17 · KJV

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Genesis 39:6 · KJV

And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

Genesis 41:18 · KJV

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

Genesis 41:19 · KJV

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

Deuteronomy 21:11 · KJV

And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

Judges 8:18 · KJV

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

1 Samuel 16:18 · KJV

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

1 Samuel 25:3 · KJV

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

1 Samuel 28:14 · KJV

And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

1 Kings 1:6 · KJV

And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

Esther 2:7 · KJV

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Isaiah 52:14 · KJV

As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

Isaiah 53:2 · KJV

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Jeremiah 11:16 · KJV

The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

Lamentations 4:8 · KJV

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8389 mean?

H8389 is the Hebrew word תֹּאַר (tôʼar), meaning outline, i.e. figure or appearance.

How is H8389 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it goodly (3 times), beautiful (2 times), favoured (2 times), form (2 times), resembled (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8389 appear in the Bible?

תֹּאַר (tôʼar) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8389 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8388 (תָּאַר).

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