Word Study · Strong's H2881 · Hebrew
טָבַל
tabal
taw-bal'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ṭâbal
“to dip, to immerse”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to dip, to immerse
Rendered in the KJV as
dip, plunge.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- וְטָבַ֧ל2
- וְטָבַ֣ל2
- וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל2
- וְטָבַ֨ל1
- וְטָבַ֤ל1
- וְטֹבֵ֥ל1
- וְטָבַ֥לְתְּ1
- וּטְבַלְתֶּם֮1
- וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל1
- וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל1
- וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ1
- נִטְבְּל֖וּ1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- and he will dip5
- and he dipped3
- and [one who] dips1
- and he dipped [it]1
- and he will dip [it]1
- and they dipped1
- and you will dip1
- and you will dip [it]1
- they were dipped1
- you will dip me1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- Hc/Vqq3ms6
- Hc/Vqw3ms4
- Hc/Vqq2fs1
- Hc/Vqq2mp1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- Hc/Vqw3mp1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqq3ms · 6
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 4
- Hc/Vqq2fs · 1
- Hc/Vqq2mp · 1
- HC/Vqrmsa · 1
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 1
- HVNp3cp · 1
- HVqi2ms/Sp1bs · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis1 occurrence
Leviticus6 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:6וְטָבַ֧לvetavalHc/Vqq3msThe priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.here: and he will dip
- Leviticus 4:17וְטָבַ֧לvetavalHc/Vqq3msand he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.here: and he will dip
- Leviticus 9:9וַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvaiyitbolHc/Vqw3msThe sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.here: and he dipped
- Leviticus 14:6וְטָבַ֨לvetavalHc/Vqq3msAnd he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.here: and he will dip
- Leviticus 14:16וְטָבַ֤לvetavalHc/Vqq3msdip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.here: and he will dip
- Leviticus 14:51וְטָבַ֣לvetavalHc/Vqq3msThen he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.here: and he will dip
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 5:14וַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvaiyitbolHc/Vqw3msSo Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.here: and he dipped
- 2 Kings 8:15וַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvaiyitbolHc/Vqw3msBut the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.here: and he dipped [it]