תֵבֵ֑ל
𐤕𐤁𐤋
têbêl
the world
The habitable world or earth, often contrasted with 'land' (אֶרֶץ), and referring to the inhabited, ordered, or settled portion of the earth as opposed to wilderness or desolation. The term is used poetically to refer to the whole world created and governed by the deity, and occasionally specific territories. The word can also refer to humanity collectively as the population of the inhabited world.
Lamentations 4:12 · Word #8
Lexicon H8398
| Lemma | תֵּבֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | têbêl |
| Strong's | H8398 |
| Definition | The habitable world or earth, often contrasted with 'land' (אֶרֶץ), and referring to the inhabited, ordered, or settled portion of the earth as opposed to wilderness or desolation. The term is used poetically to refer to the whole world created and governed by the deity, and occasionally specific territories. The word can also refer to humanity collectively as the population of the inhabited world. |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the world |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8398-02
inhabited world
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine singular absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes the world as the settled, ordered, and populated sphere of human habitation, distinguished from wilderness or uninhabited land. The singular absolute form refers to this realm as a unified whole. |
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