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'