Strong's H2874 · Hebrew
טֶבַח
ṭebach · /teh'-bakh/
Definition
properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
KJV: [idiom] beast, slaughter, [idiom] slay, [idiom] sore.
Root / derivation: from H2873 (טָבַח);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered טֶבַח across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah4 verses
For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
Isaiah 34:6The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isaiah 65:12Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
Jeremiah2 verses
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. his: Heb. the choice of
Jeremiah 50:27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
Ezekiel3 verses
It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. it contemneth: or, it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree
Ezekiel 21:15I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. point: or, glittering, or, fear wrapped up: or, sharpened
Ezekiel 21:28And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2874 (ṭebach) mean?
properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
How many times does H2874 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2874 (טֶבַח) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “slaughter.”
How is ṭebach translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2874 is rendered as “slaughter” (9×), “beasts” (1×), “sore” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word טֶבַח come from?
from H2873 (טָבַח);