Word Study · Strong's H8420 · Hebrew
תָּו
tav
tawv
Strong's 1890 spelling: tâv
“a mark”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a mark; by implication, a signature
Rendered in the KJV as
desire, mark.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הַתָּו֙1
- תָּ֜ו1
- תָּ֭וִי1
How it is rendered · 3
- a mark1
- mark my1
- the mark1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
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- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
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Where this word lives
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Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 9:4תָּ֜וtavnoun · masculine singular“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”here: a mark
- Ezekiel 9:6הַתָּו֙hatavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSlaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.here: the mark
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