תבל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
י־ב־ל (y-b-l)
9 terms

Noun

תֵּבֵל • (tevélf

  1. world, universe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ת־ב־ל (t-b-l)
4 terms

Noun

תֶּבֶל • (tévelm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) abomination, perversion
  2. (Talmudic) spice, seasoning

Verb

תִּבֵּל • (tibél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of תיבל.

Verb

תֻּבַּל • (tubál) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of תובל.

Etymology 3

Compare Tabal.

Proper noun

תֻּבַל • (tuválm

  1. A region in Asia Minor roughly equivalent to Cappadocia.[1]
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 27:13, with translation of the King James Version:
      יָוָן תֻּבַל וָמֶשֶׁךְ הֵמָּה רֹכְלָיִךְ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם וּכְלֵי נְחֹשֶׁת נָתְנוּ מַעֲרָבֵךְ׃
      yaván tuvál vaméshekh héma rokhláyikh b'néfesh adám ukhlé n'khóshet natnú ma'aravékh
      Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
  2. (biblical) A "son" of Japheth.
    • Tanach, Genesis 10:2, with translation of the King James Version:
      בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֹג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָל וּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָס׃
      b'né yéfet gómer umagóg umadáy v'yaván v'tuvál uméshekh v'tirás
      The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

References

  1. ^ "H8422 - tuḇal - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h8422/kjv/wlc/0-1/>.