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טִבְחַת

𐤈𐤁𐤇𐤕

Tivechat

H2880 noun

SILEX Entry

Root טבח to slaughter, kill, butcher

Definition

Proper noun referring to an Aramean city or region, likely located in northern Syria. Serves as a toponym in biblical accounts, particularly in the context of King David's campaigns. While the literal sense could be related to 'slaughter,' as suggested by the apparent connection to the root, in context it functions strictly as a place name.

Semantic Range

(as a proper noun) a city or region in northern Syria; (possible etymological sense, not attested in usage) connotation of slaughter or butchery

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root טבח, which means 'to slaughter, kill, butcher.' The formation טִבְחַת (Ṭibchath) is structurally a proper noun, possibly the feminine form or construct, but is attested only as a toponym. The connection between the root meaning ('slaughter') and the place name is etymologically possible, but it is unclear if the location was historically associated with slaughter or butchery, or if this is a folk-etymological association. The etymology is therefore possible but not certain, as the name may pre-date Hebrew usage or be a loanword from another Northwest Semitic language.

Historical & Contextual Notes

טִבְחַת (Ṭibchath) appears only in 1 Chron 18:8, listed as one of the cities from which David took bronze after defeating Hadadezer of Zobah. The parallel passage in 2 Samuel 8:8 uses the place name בֵּרֹתַי (Berothai) instead, indicating either an alternate name or a textual variation. The historical city likely corresponds to a location in northern Aram (Syria), though its precise identification remains debated among historians and archaeologists. The Masoretic pronunciation places emphasis on the first syllable. English translations have rendered the name as 'Tibhath,' but this transliteration may obscure its relationship with the Hebrew root. There is no evidence that the place was primarily identified by a meaning connected with 'slaughter' in Israelite or later Judean memory. Its mention is almost exclusively within the context of Davidic military campaigns, not later periods. The term never refers to an ethnic or religious identity, only a geographic locality.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

lemma טבְחַת missing vowel, corrected to טִבְחַת; from טִבְחָה; slaughter; Tibchath, a place in Syria; Tibhath.

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Root Family

טבח (ṭ-b-ḥ) — to slaughter, kill, butcher

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2873 טָבַח to slaughter
H2874 טֶבַח to the slaughter
H2875 טֶבַח Tebach
H2876 טַבָּח the slaughterer
H2877 טַבָּח the slaughter-executioners

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2880-01 וּ/מִ/טִּבְחַ֤ת umitivechat HC/R/Np from Tibhath and from Tibchath 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2880-01 1 Chronicles 18:8 וּ/מִ/טִּבְחַ֤ת umitivechat HC/R/Np from Tibhath and from Tibchath
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