Word Study · Strong's H8389 · Hebrew
תֹּאַר
toar
to'-ar
Strong's 1890 spelling: tôʼar
“outline, i.e. figure or appearance”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
outline, i.e. figure or appearance
Rendered in the KJV as
[phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble, visage.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- תֹּ֑אַר3
- תֹּ֙אַר֙2
- וְתֹאֲר֖וֹ1
- כְּתֹ֖אַר1
- תֹ֖אַר1
- תֹ֥אַר1
- תֹ֔אַר1
- תֹּ֖אַר1
- תֹּ֛אַר1
- תֹּ֔אַר1
- תָּאֳר֔וֹ1
- תָּֽאֳרָ֔ם1
How it is rendered · 7
- form7
- appearance3
- [is] appearance his1
- [was] like [the] appearance of1
- and form his1
- appearance their1
- shape1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular11
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 11
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis4 of 15 · 27%
- 1 Samuel3 of 15 · 20%
- Isaiah2 of 15 · 13%
- Deuteronomy1 of 15 · 7%
- Judges1 of 15 · 7%
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 29:17תֹּ֖אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularLeah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.here: form
- Genesis 39:6תֹ֖אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularSo Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,here: form
- Genesis 41:18תֹּ֑אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularwhen seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.here: form
- Genesis 41:19תֹּ֛אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularAfter them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!here: form
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 16:18תֹּ֑אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularOne of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”here: form
- 1 Samuel 25:3תֹּ֔אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularHis name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.here: appearance
- 1 Samuel 28:14תָּאֳר֔וֹtooronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.here: [is] appearance his
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 52:14וְתֹאֲר֖וֹvetoaroconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularJust as many were appalled at Him— His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—here: and form his
- Isaiah 53:2תֹ֥אַרtoarnoun · masculine singularHe grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.here: form