What does טֹרַח mean in the Bible?
טֹרַח is a Hebrew word meaning "a burden".
Hebrew · H2960
טֹרַח
A burden
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טֹרַח H2960
What does טֹרַח mean in the Bible?
טֹרַח is a Hebrew word meaning "a burden".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2960?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a burden (1), your troubles (1).
Where does טֹרַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 1:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a burden 1× Isaiah 1:14
your troubles 1× Deuteronomy 1:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 1:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
טָרְחֲכֶ֥ם 1x ṭā·rə·ḥă·ḵem Deuteronomy 1:12
לָטֹ֑רַח 1x lā·ṭō·raḥ Isaiah 1:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 1:12
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 1:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a burden
Source Gloss
a burden
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a burden BDB: burden Usage: cumbrance, trouble.
Word Origins
טֹרַח is built from this root:
טָרַח H2959
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain