Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H8518

Strong's H8518 · Hebrew

תָּלָה

tâlâh · /taw-law'/

Number
H8518
Language
Hebrew
Original word
תָּלָה
Transliteration
tâlâh
Pronunciation
taw-law'
KJV occurrences
26 verses

Definition

to suspend (especially to gibbet)

KJV: hang (up).

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תָּלָה across 26 verses.

hanged16×
hang7×
up2×
hangeth1×
hanging1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis3 verses
Deuteronomy2 verses
Joshua2 verses
2 Samuel2 verses
Esther9 verses
Esther 2:23

And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

Esther 5:14

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. gallows: Heb. tree

Esther 6:4

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

Esther 7:9

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. gallows: Heb. tree

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Esther 8:7

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

Esther 9:13

Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. let Haman's: Heb. let men hang, etc

Esther 9:14

And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

Esther 9:25

But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. when: Heb. when she came

Job1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah1 verse
Lamentations1 verse
Ezekiel3 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H8518 (tâlâh) mean?

to suspend (especially to gibbet)

How many times does H8518 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H8518 (תָּלָה) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hanged.”

How is tâlâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H8518 is rendered as “hanged” (16×), “hang” (7×), “up” (2×), “hangeth” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word תָּלָה come from?

a primitive root;