What does תּוּר mean in the Bible?
תּוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "to meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring".
Hebrew · H8446
תּוּר
To meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring
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תּוּר H8446
What does תּוּר mean in the Bible?
תּוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "to meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8446?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to spy out (5), . . . (3), among those who had spied out (1), and explore (1), and explored (1).
Where does תּוּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 10:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (14), Ecclesiastes (3), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (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 to spy out 5× Numbers 13:2, Numbers 13:16, Numbers 13:17, Numbers 14:36
. . . 3× Numbers 13:32, 1 Kings 10:15, 2 Chronicles 9:14
among those who had spied out 1× Numbers 14:6
and explore 1× Ecclesiastes 1:13
and explored 1× Numbers 14:7
and spied out 1× Numbers 13:21
by following 1× Numbers 15:39
from spying out 1× Numbers 13:25
He roams 1× Job 39:8
I had searched out 1× Ezekiel 20:6
I sought 1× Ecclesiastes 2:3
is cautious 1× Proverbs 12:26
sent spies 1× Judges 1:23
they had spied out 1× Numbers 13:32
to explore 1× Ecclesiastes 7:25
to seek 1× Numbers 10:33
to seek out 1× Deuteronomy 1:33
you spied 1× Numbers 14:34
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 10:33 לָת֥וּר to to seek Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 13:2 וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ to to spy out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 13:16 לָת֣וּר to to spy out Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 13:17 לָת֖וּר to to spy out Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 13:21 וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ to and spied out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 13:25 מִתּ֣וּר to from spying out Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 13:32 תָּר֣וּ to they had spied out Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Numbers 13:32 לָת֣וּר to . . . Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 14:6 הַתָּרִ֖ים to among those who had spied out Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Numbers 14:7 לָת֣וּר to and explored Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 10:33
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 9
Numbers 14 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 3 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
לָת֣וּר 4x lā·ṯūr Numbers 13:16, Numbers 13:32, Numbers 14:7, Numbers 14:36
לָת֥וּר 3x lā·ṯūr Numbers 10:33, Numbers 14:38, Deuteronomy 1:33
תַּ֣רְתִּי 2x tar·tî Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ezekiel 20:6
הַתָּרִ֖ים 1x hat·tā·rîm Numbers 14:6
הַתָּרִ֔ים 1x hat·tā·rîm 1 Kings 10:15
הַתָּרִ֛ים 1x hat·tā·rîm 2 Chronicles 9:14
וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ 1x way·yā·ṯî·rū Judges 1:23
וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ 1x wə·yā·ṯu·rū Numbers 13:2
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 8x Numbers 10:33, Numbers 13:16, Numbers 13:17, Numbers 13:32
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 3x Numbers 14:6, 1 Kings 10:15, 2 Chronicles 9:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Ecclesiastes 1:13, Ecclesiastes 7:25
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 2x Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ezekiel 20:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Judges 1:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 13:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 13:21
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Numbers 13:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring
Source Gloss
to meander (causatively, guide ) about , especially for trade or reconnoitring
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring BDB: seek out Usage: chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Perfect Eccl 2:3 · Ezek 20:6 · Num 13:32 · Num 14:34 4×
Imperfect Num 15:39 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Prov 12:26 1×
Word Origins
תּוּר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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