What does תָּלָה · עֵץ mean in the Bible?
תָּלָה · עֵץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to suspend (especially to gibbet)".
Hebrew · H8518, H6086
תָּלָה עַל־עֵץ
To suspend (especially to gibbet) · a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
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תָּלָה H8518 to suspend (especially to gibbet)
Pronunciation tālāh
Execution by suspension; the corpse left exposed as public shame and divine curse against the dead
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
What does תָּלָה עַל־עֵץ (talah al-ets) mean in the Bible?
תָּלָה · עֵץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to suspend (especially to gibbet)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8518, H6086?
H8518, H6086 is connected to 359 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to suspend (especially to gibbet)
Source Gloss
to suspend (especially to gibbet)
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 3 Aligned forms 15
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 12×
Perfect Gen 40:22 · Gen 41:13 · Josh 8:29 · Esth 8:7 · Esth 9:14 · Ps 137:2 6×
Participle passive 2Sam 18:10 · Deut 21:23 · Josh 10:26 · Song 4:4 4×
Jussive Esth 9:13 1×
Participle active Job 26:7 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect Ezek 27:10 · Ezek 27:11 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Lam 5:12 1×
Word Origins
תָּלָה עַל־עֵץ 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