תַּבְנִית (H8403) — Hebrew Lexicon

תַּבְנִית

𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕

tabnîyth

H8403 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בנה to build, construct, establish

Definition

Physical or conceptual pattern, form, or model; refers both to material structures (such as building plans or blueprints) and abstract representations (such as symbolic, visionary, or ideal forms). The term is used for tangible design plans (such as for the tabernacle) as well as for visual or visionary images seen by prophets and craftsmen, emphasizing the notion of a prescribed pattern to be followed or imitated.

Semantic Range

pattern, model, plan, design, structure, form, likeness, representation, blueprint, paradigm, prototype

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root בנה (to build, construct, establish), תַּבְנִית is a feminine noun formation that denotes the concrete or abstract design by which something is constructed or shaped; from the idea of a construction or building up, transferred to mean the pattern or plan according to which something is formed.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, תַּבְנִית serves a technical function in reference to the detailed plans or blueprints for sacred architecture (e.g., the tabernacle in Exodus 25–27) and its implements, highlighting both the divine origin of the design and the importance of following a prescribed plan. Beyond cultic structures, it is also used for the ideal form or visionary image (e.g., Ezekiel's visionary temple in Ezekiel 8:3). The word can indicate both tangible models (such as a physical pattern) and a conceptual archetype, thus bridging concrete and abstract uses. English translations like 'pattern,' 'model,' or 'form' may not always capture the design's authoritative or paradigmatic character as present in Israelite religion. The use of תַּבְנִית is mainly confined to narrative or legal texts regarding sanctuaries, but its more abstract applications suggest a wider semantic potential in ancient Israelite thought.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בָּנָה; structure; by implication, a model, resemblance; figure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.

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Root Family

בנה (b-n-h) — to build, construct, establish

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1004	בַּיִת	in the houses
H1005	בַּיִת	the built-house
H1006	בַּיִת	the house
H1007	בֵּית אָוֶן	house-of
H1008	בֵּית־אֵל	in house of
H1009	בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל	house of
H1010	בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן	house-of
H1011	בֵּית בִּרְאִי	and in the house of
H1012	בֵּית בָּרָה	house of
H1013	בֵּית־גָּדֵר	house-of
H1014	בֵּית גָּמוּל	house of
H1015	בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם	house-of
H1016	בֵּית־דָּגוֹן	house-of
H1017	בֵּית הָאֱלִי	house of
H1018	בֵּית הָאֵצֶל	house of
H1020	בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת	house-of
H1021	בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם	house-of
H1022	בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי	house of
H1023	בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק	house-of
H1024	בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת	and house of
H1025	בֵּית הָעֵמֶק	house of
H1026	בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה	house-of
H1027	בֵּית הָרָם	house-of
H1028	בֵּית הָרָן	house of
H1029	בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה	house-of
H1030	בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי	house-of
H1031	בֵּית חׇגְלָה	house of
H1032	בֵּית חוֹרוֹן	house-of
H1033	בֵּית כַּר	to the built-house of
H1034	בֵּית לְבָאוֹת	and house-of
H1035	בֵּית לֶחֶם	in the house of
H1036	בֵּית לְעַפְרָה	in the built-house of
H1038	בֵּית מַעֲכָה	house of
H1039	בֵּית נִמְרָה	house of
H1041	בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת	house of
H1042	בֵּית עֲנוֹת	and house of
H1043	בֵּית עֲנָת	and house-of
H1044	בֵּית עֵקֶד	house-of
H1046	בֵּית פֶּלֶט	and house of
H1047	בֵּית פְּעוֹר	house of
H1048	בֵּית פַּצֵּץ	and house-of
H1049	בֵּית צוּר	house of
H1050	בֵּית רְחוֹב	house-of
H1051	בֵּית רָפָא	house of
H1052	בֵּית שְׁאָן	in the built-house of
H1053	בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ	in the built-house of
H1054	בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ	and house of
H1121	בֵּן	sons
H1122	בֵּן	son
H1123	בֵּן	sons of
H1124	בְּנָא	the ones building
H1125	בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב	son
H1126	בֶּן־אוֹנִי	son
H1127	בֶּן־גֶּבֶר	son
H1128	בֶּן־דֶּקֶר	son
H1129	בָּנָה	he built
H1130	בֶּן־הֲדַד	son
H1131	בִּנּוּי	Built-Up One
H1132	בֶּן־זוֹחֵת	and son of
H1133	בֶּן־חוּר	son
H1134	בֶּן־חַיִל	to a son of
H1135	בֶּן־חָנָן	son
H1136	בֶּן־חֶסֶד	son
H1137	בָּנִי	Built-one
H1138	בֻּנִּי	Built One
H1139	בְּנֵי־בְּרַק	and sons of
H1140	בִּנְיָה	and the built-structure
H1141	בְּנָיָה	Yahweh has built
H1142	בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן	among sons of
H1145	בֶּן־יְמִינִי	son
H1146	בִּנְיָן	constructed structure
H1147	בִּנְיָן	the built structure
H1151	בֶּן־עַמִּי	son
H1323	בַּת	daughters
H1324	בַּת	daughter of
H1337	בַּת רַבִּים	daughter of
H1339	בַּת־שֶׁבַע	daughter of
H1340	בַּת־שׁוּעַ	to a daughter of
H205	אָוֶן	and building-stone
H2995	יַבְנְאֵל	and God-Builds
H2996	יַבְנֶה	Yabneh, Building-place
H2997	יִבְנְיָה	Yah Has Built
H2998	יִבְנִיָּה	Yah Builds
H358	אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן	house of
H3845	לִבְנִי	to my son
H4011	מִבְנֶה	like the built-structure of
H4012	מְבֻנַּי	Built-Up One
H4996	נֹא	his son
H5524	סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת	daughters of
H5854	עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב	house of
H62	אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה	house of
H68	אֶבֶן	your building-stones
H69	אֶבֶן	building-stone of
H72	אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר	building-stone of
H8401	תֶּבֶן	the straw residue
H885	בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן	sons of
H935	בּוֹא	daughter of
H956	בּוּת	and daughter of
H995	בִּין	son of
H996	בֵּין	son

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H8403-05`	תַּבְנִ֣ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	form	construction pattern	13
`H8403-07`	וּ/לְ/תַבְנִ֣ית	uletavenit	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and-for the-pattern-of	and for building-pattern of	1
`H8403-04`	כְּ/תַבְנִ֣ית	ketavenit	`HR/Ncfsc`	like the form	like a building-pattern of	1
`H8403-01`	בְּ/תַבְנִ֥ית	betavenit	`HR/Ncfsc`	for the image	in building-pattern of	1
`H8403-02`	בְּ/תַ֨בְנִיתָ֔/ם	betavenitam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	after their pattern	their building-pattern	1
`H8403-08`	וְ/תַבְנִ֗ית	vetavenit	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-the-pattern	and pattern of	1
`H8403-03`	הַ/תַּבְנִֽית	hatavenit	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the pattern	the building-pattern	1
`H8403-06`	תַּבְנִית֖/וֹ	tavenito	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	its pattern	his pattern	1

Occurrences in Scripture

20 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H8403-05`	Exodus 25:9	תַּבְנִ֣ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	pattern	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Exodus 25:9	תַּבְנִ֣ית	tavenit-2	`HNcfsc`	pattern	construction pattern
`H8403-02`	Exodus 25:40	בְּ/תַ֨בְנִיתָ֔/ם	betavenitam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	after their pattern	their building-pattern
`H8403-05`	Deuteronomy 4:16	תַּבְנִ֥ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	likeness	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Deuteronomy 4:17	תַּבְנִ֕ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	likeness	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Deuteronomy 4:17	תַּבְנִית֙	tavenit-2	`HNcfsc`	likeness	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Deuteronomy 4:18	תַּבְנִ֕ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	form	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Deuteronomy 4:18	תַּבְנִ֛ית	tavenit-2	`HNcfsc`	form	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Joshua 22:28	תַּבְנִית֩	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	pattern	construction pattern
`H8403-06`	2 Kings 16:10	תַּבְנִית֖/וֹ	tavenito	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	its pattern	his pattern
`H8403-04`	Isaiah 44:13	כְּ/תַבְנִ֣ית	ketavenit	`HR/Ncfsc`	like the form	like a building-pattern of
`H8403-05`	Ezekiel 8:3	תַּבְנִ֣ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	form	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Ezekiel 8:10	תַּבְנִ֜ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	form	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	Ezekiel 10:8	תַּבְנִית֙	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	the form	construction pattern
`H8403-01`	Psalms 106:20	בְּ/תַבְנִ֥ית	betavenit	`HR/Ncfsc`	for the image	in building-pattern of
`H8403-05`	Psalms 144:12	תַּבְנִ֥ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	similitude	construction pattern
`H8403-05`	1 Chronicles 28:11	תַּבְנִ֣ית	tavenit	`HNcfsc`	the pattern	construction pattern
`H8403-08`	1 Chronicles 28:12	וְ/תַבְנִ֗ית	vetavenit	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-the-pattern	and pattern of
`H8403-07`	1 Chronicles 28:18	וּ/לְ/תַבְנִ֣ית	uletavenit	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and-for the-pattern-of	and for building-pattern of
`H8403-03`	1 Chronicles 28:19	הַ/תַּבְנִֽית	hatavenit	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the pattern	the building-pattern

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