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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H2885

טַבַּעַת

tabbaathtab-bah'-ath

ring

49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: ṭabbaʻath

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2885is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 5 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 28
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2885

properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind

The King James renders it: ring.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

tabbaath is rendered "ring". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.

  • Forty of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-eight different ways.

The first use

Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

Genesis 41:42טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Forty of the word's forty-nine uses are in Exodus.

The other 34 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • rings of15
  • the rings8
  • rings5
  • in the rings4
  • with signet-ring of4
  • signet-ring his3
  • from rings its2
  • rings their2
  • the ring2
  • a signet-ring1
  • and finger ring1
  • in rings of1

and 1 more, 49 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

The words it stands beside

All 49, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

28 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • טַבְּעֹ֣ת8
  • הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת4
  • הַטַּבָּעֹ֔ת3
  • טַבְּע֣וֹת3
  • טַבְּעֹ֨ת3
  • בְּטַבַּ֥עַת2
  • בְּטַבַּ֣עַת2
  • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔ת2
  • הַטַּבַּ֖עַת2
  • טַבָּעֹ֗ת2
  • בְּטַבְּעֹת֙1
  • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֑ת1

and 16 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)15HNcfpc
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural9HTd/Ncfpa
  • noun · feminine plural5HNcfpa
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HR/Ncfsc
  • preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural4HRd/Ncfpa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HNcfsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HNcfpc/Sp3mp
  • preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2HTd/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine singular1HNcfsa
  • preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Ncfpc

Genesis

one use
  • Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

    Genesis 41:42

    • טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙taba'tonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: signet-ring his

Exodus

forty uses
  • Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

    Exodus 25:12

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
    • טַבָּעֹ֗תtabaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: rings
    • טַבָּעֹ֔תtabaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: rings
  • Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

    Exodus 25:14

    • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תbatabaotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: in the rings
  • The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

    Exodus 25:15

    • בְּטַבְּעֹת֙betabeotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in rings of
  • Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.

    Exodus 25:26

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֔תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

    Exodus 25:27

    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֑תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

    Exodus 26:24

    • הַטַּבַּ֖עַתhatabaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the ring
  • Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

    Exodus 26:29

    • טַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם֙tabeoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: rings their
  • Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.

    Exodus 27:4

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

    Exodus 27:7

    • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֑תbatabaotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: in the rings
  • You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece.

    Exodus 28:23

    • טַבְּע֣וֹתtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
    • הַטַּבָּע֔וֹתhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

    Exodus 28:24

    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֑תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

    Exodus 28:26

    • טַבְּע֣וֹתtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.

    Exodus 28:27

    • טַבְּע֣וֹתtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.

    Exodus 28:28

    • מִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmitabeotovpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: from rings its
    • טַבְּעֹ֤תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

    Exodus 30:4

    • טַבְּעֹ֨תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

    Exodus 35:22

    • וְטַבַּ֤עַתvetabaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and finger ring
  • coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.

    Exodus 36:29

    • הַטַּבַּ֖עַתhatabaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the ring
  • And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

    Exodus 36:34

    • טַבְּעֹתָם֙tabeotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: rings their
  • And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

    Exodus 37:3

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
    • טַבָּעֹ֗תtabaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: rings
    • טַבָּע֔וֹתtabaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: rings
  • He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

    Exodus 37:5

    • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תbatabaotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: in the rings
  • He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

    Exodus 37:13

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֔תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

    Exodus 37:14

    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֑תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

    Exodus 37:27

    • טַבְּעֹ֨תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.

    Exodus 38:5

    • טַבָּעֹ֛תtabaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: rings
  • Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.

    Exodus 38:7

    • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֗תbatabaotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: in the rings
  • They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

    Exodus 39:16

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֔תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

    Exodus 39:17

    • הַטַּבָּעֹ֑תhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the rings
  • They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

    Exodus 39:19

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.

    Exodus 39:20

    • טַבְּעֹ֣תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of
  • Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    Exodus 39:21

    • מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩mitabeotavpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: from rings its
    • טַבְּעֹ֨תtabeotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rings of

Numbers

one use
  • So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

    Numbers 31:50

    • טַבַּ֖עַתtabaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: a signet-ring

Esther

six uses
  • So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

    Esther 3:10

    • טַבַּעְתּ֖וֹtaba'tonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: signet-ring his
  • On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.

    Esther 3:12

    • בְּטַבַּ֥עַתbetabaatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with signet-ring of
  • The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.

    Esther 8:2

    • טַבַּעְתּ֗וֹtaba'tonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: signet-ring his
  • Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”

    Esther 8:8

    • בְּטַבַּ֣עַתbetabaatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with signet-ring of
    • בְּטַבַּ֥עַתbetabaatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with signet-ring of
  • Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.

    Esther 8:10

    • בְּטַבַּ֣עַתbetabaatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with signet-ring of

Isaiah

one use
  • their signet rings and nose rings;

    Isaiah 3:21

    • הַטַּבָּע֖וֹתhatabaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the signet-rings

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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