H2876Hebrewṭabbāḥiym
טַבָּח
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
32
Total Occurrences
4
Books
32
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
Etymology & Derivation
from H2873 (טָבַח);
KJV Usage
cook, guard.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman
- 2.cook (who also killed the animal for food)
- 3.guardsmen, bodyguard
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ṭabbâch; Pronunciation: tab-bawkh'