לְ/טָֽבַח

𐤋/𐤈𐤁𐤇

letavach

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 21:20 · Word #16

Lexicon H2874

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

Morphology HR/Ncmsa 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 H2874-03

for slaughter

Rootטבח (ṭ-b-ḥ)
Core Meaningsslaughtering, butchering, killing for food or sacrifice
Semantic Rangeslaughter, butchery, slaughtered animal, meat prepared by killing, place or act of slaughter
Conceptual SignificanceThe term evokes the concrete act of killing animals for food or sacrifice, highlighting themes of provision, judgment, or ritual sacrifice in biblical contexts where slaughter imagery conveys both ordinary life and divine reckoning.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ ("for/to") prefixed to a masculine singular common noun in the absolute state (טֶבַח). Root: טבח. Strong’s H2874.
Rendering RationaleThe noun טֶבַח is a masculine singular noun meaning "slaughter" or "that which is slaughtered," derived from the root טבח (to slaughter, butcher). The prefixed לְ preposition means "for" or "to," so "for slaughter" preserves both the root sense of butchering and the singular masculine noun form indicated by the morphology (Ncmsa).

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

Words from Root טבח (slaughtering, butchering, killing for food or sacrifice)

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