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תַּבְנִית

𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕

tabnîyth

H8403 noun

SILEX Entry

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.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

בנה (Bayit) — to build, construct, establish

Root בנה to build, construct, establish
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1004 בַּיִת in the houses
H1005 בַּיִת the built-house
H1121 בֵּן sons
H1122 בֵּן son
H1123 בֵּן sons of

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H8403-05 תַּבְנִ֣ית tavenit HNcfsc form construction pattern form 13
H8403-01 בְּ/תַבְנִ֥ית betavenit HR/Ncfsc for the image in building-pattern of in image of 1
H8403-02 בְּ/תַ֨בְנִיתָ֔/ם betavenitam HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp after their pattern their building-pattern according to their pattern 1
H8403-03 הַ/תַּבְנִֽית hatavenit HTd/Ncfsa the pattern the building-pattern the pattern 1
H8403-04 כְּ/תַבְנִ֣ית ketavenit HR/Ncfsc like the form like a building-pattern of like the pattern of 1
H8403-06 תַּבְנִית֖/וֹ tavenito HNcfsc/Sp3ms its pattern his pattern its pattern 1
H8403-07 וּ/לְ/תַבְנִ֣ית uletavenit HC/R/Ncfsc and-for the-pattern-of and for building-pattern of and for pattern of 1
H8403-08 וְ/תַבְנִ֗ית vetavenit HC/Ncfsc and-the-pattern and pattern of and pattern of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

20 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H8403-05 Exodus 25:9 תַּבְנִ֣ית tavenit HNcfsc pattern construction pattern pattern
H8403-05 Exodus 25:9 תַּבְנִ֣ית tavenit-2 HNcfsc pattern construction pattern pattern
H8403-02 Exodus 25:40 בְּ/תַ֨בְנִיתָ֔/ם betavenitam HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp after their pattern their building-pattern according to their pattern
H8403-05 Deuteronomy 4:16 תַּבְנִ֥ית tavenit HNcfsc likeness construction pattern pattern
H8403-05 Deuteronomy 4:17 תַּבְנִ֕ית tavenit HNcfsc likeness construction pattern construction pattern
H8403-05 Deuteronomy 4:17 תַּבְנִית֙ tavenit-2 HNcfsc likeness construction pattern construction pattern
H8403-05 Deuteronomy 4:18 תַּבְנִ֕ית tavenit HNcfsc form construction pattern form
H8403-05 Deuteronomy 4:18 תַּבְנִ֛ית tavenit-2 HNcfsc form construction pattern form
H8403-05 Joshua 22:28 תַּבְנִית֩ tavenit HNcfsc pattern construction pattern construction pattern
H8403-06 2 Kings 16:10 תַּבְנִית֖/וֹ tavenito HNcfsc/Sp3ms its pattern his pattern its pattern
H8403-04 Isaiah 44:13 כְּ/תַבְנִ֣ית ketavenit HR/Ncfsc like the form like a building-pattern of like the pattern of
H8403-05 Ezekiel 8:3 תַּבְנִ֣ית tavenit HNcfsc form construction pattern form
H8403-05 Ezekiel 8:10 תַּבְנִ֜ית tavenit HNcfsc form construction pattern form
H8403-05 Ezekiel 10:8 תַּבְנִית֙ tavenit HNcfsc the form construction pattern form
H8403-01 Psalms 106:20 בְּ/תַבְנִ֥ית betavenit HR/Ncfsc for the image in building-pattern of in image of
H8403-05 Psalms 144:12 תַּבְנִ֥ית tavenit HNcfsc similitude construction pattern after the pattern
H8403-05 1 Chronicles 28:11 תַּבְנִ֣ית tavenit HNcfsc the pattern construction pattern construction pattern
H8403-08 1 Chronicles 28:12 וְ/תַבְנִ֗ית vetavenit HC/Ncfsc and-the-pattern and pattern of 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 and for pattern of
H8403-03 1 Chronicles 28:19 הַ/תַּבְנִֽית hatavenit HTd/Ncfsa the pattern the building-pattern the pattern
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