Hebrew word study
טַבָּח H2876
- Transliteration
- ṭabbâch
- Pronunciation
- tab-bawkh'
- KJV glosses
- cook, guard.
Lexical summary
properly, a butcher
hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner)
also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, a butcher
hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner)
also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information