טֶ֨בַח֙

𐤈𐤁𐤇

tevach

for slaughter

from טָבַח; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter); [idiom] beast, slaughter, [idiom] slay, [idiom] sore.

H2874

Ezekiel 21:15 · Word #3

Lexicon H2874

Lemmaטֶבַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤈𐤁𐤇
Transliterationṭebach
Strong'sH2874
In-contextfor slaughter

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2874-06

a slaughtered-thing

Rootטבח (ṭ-b-ḥ)
Core Meaningsslaughter, butcher, kill for food, butchery
Semantic Rangethat which is slaughtered (animal, meat), slaughter, butchery, slaughter-place; by extension, violent killing
Conceptual SignificanceThe term evokes the concrete act of slaughtering, whether for food, sacrifice, or violence. It can signify ordinary provision (butchered meat) or intensify imagery of judgment and destruction when applied metaphorically to human victims.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular absolute noun (HNcmsa; also attested as HNp). Derived from the verbal root טבח, functioning as a concrete noun for that which has been slaughtered or the act/place of slaughter.
Rendering RationaleThe noun טֶבַח is a masculine singular absolute form derived from the root טבח (“to slaughter, butcher”). Rendering it as "a slaughtered-thing" preserves its core sense as something that has been slaughtered (the result of butchery), while maintaining the singular masculine force indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root טבח (slaughter, butcher, kill for food, butchery)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2876-01 hatabach the slaughterer
H2876-02 hatabachim the slaughterers
H2876-03 latabach to the slaughterer

Word Usage (12 occurrences of H2874)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 43:16 טֶ֨בַח֙ tevach a slaughter
Isaiah 34:2 לַ/טָּֽבַח latavach to the slaughter
Isaiah 34:6 וְ/טֶ֥בַח vetevach and-a-slaughter