טָבַע

Strong’s Definition

to sink

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

drown, fasten, settle, sink.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted
• 2.(qal) to sink, sink down
• 3.(pual) to be sunk
• 4.(hophal) to cause to sink

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭâbaʻ; Pronunciation: taw-bah'