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תַּחַשׁ H8476

H8476 is the Hebrew word תַּחַשׁ, transliterated tachash and said takh'-ash. The King James Version most often renders it badgers'.

Word: תַּחַשׁTransliteration: tachashSaid: takh'-ashLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope.

Where it comes from

probably of foreign derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

badgers' 13×badgers' skin 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: badger.

Verses using תַּחַשׁ

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 25:5 · KJV

And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

Exodus 26:14 · KJV

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.

Exodus 35:7 · KJV

And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

Exodus 35:23 · KJV

And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought them.

Exodus 36:19 · KJV

And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.

Exodus 39:34 · KJV

And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,

Numbers 4:6 · KJV

And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

Numbers 4:8 · KJV

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

Numbers 4:10 · KJV

And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

Numbers 4:11 · KJV

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

Numbers 4:12 · KJV

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

Numbers 4:14 · KJV

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

Numbers 4:25 · KJV

And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Ezekiel 16:10 · KJV

I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8476 mean?

H8476 is the Hebrew word תַּחַשׁ (tachash), meaning a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope.

How is H8476 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it badgers' (13 times), badgers' skin (1 time).

How many times does H8476 appear in the Bible?

תַּחַשׁ (tachash) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8476 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign derivation.

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