Strong's Hebrew: 8405. תֵּבֵץ (Tebets) -- Tebez
Strong's Lexicon
Tebets: Tebez
Original Word: תֵּבֵץ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tebets
Pronunciation: TAY-bets
Phonetic Spelling: (tay-bates')
Definition: Tebez
Meaning: Tebets
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be white
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Tebets in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek counterpart.
Usage: Tebets is a town mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of a military campaign. It is noted for its strategic significance during the time of the judges in Israel.
Cultural and Historical Background: Tebets was a fortified city in ancient Israel. During the period of the judges, cities like Tebets were often sites of conflict as various leaders and tribes sought to establish control over the land. The mention of Tebets in the biblical narrative highlights the turbulent and often violent nature of this era in Israel's history, as well as the importance of fortified cities in maintaining territorial control.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a city near Shechem
NASB Translation
Thebez (3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
תֵּבֵץ proper name, of a location near Shechem: Judges 9:50 (twice in verse) (תֵּבֵ֑ץ; also Judges 8:18 Bu for תָּבוֺר q. v.), 2 Samuel 11:21; modern ˆûbâs, 4 hours north of Shechem RobBR. iii. 305 GuérinSam. i. 357 ff. BuhlG 204; Θηβης, Θαιβαις (in Judges), Θαμας(ε)ι, ᵐ5L Θαμεσσει (in Samuel).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Taberah
From the same as buwts; whiteness; Tebets, a place in Palestine -- Thebez.
see HEBREW buwts
Forms and Transliterations
בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ בתבץ תֵּבֵ֑ץ תבץ bə·ṯê·ḇêṣ bəṯêḇêṣ beteVetz tê·ḇêṣ têḇêṣ teVetz
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