טבח

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• Syriac: ܛܒܚ

Verb

טְבַח • (t'vaḥ)

1. to slaughter an animal to be prepared for a meal

Verb

טַבַּח • (tabbaḥ)

1. to slaughter an animal to be prepared for a meal

References

• Jastrow

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ט־ב־ח (ṭ-b-kh)
2 terms

Cognate to Arabic طَبَخَ (ṭabaḵa, “to cook”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

טָבַח • (tavákh) (pa'al construction)

1. to slaughter
2. to massacre
3. to butcher

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָבַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לטבוח / לִטְבֹּחַ
		action noun		טְבִיחָה
		passive participle		טָבוּחַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	טָבַחְתִּי		טָבַחְנוּ
	second	טָבַחְתָּ	טָבַחְתְּ	טְבַחְתֶּם1	טְבַחְתֶּן1
	third	טָבַח	טָבְחָה	טָבְחוּ
present		טוֹבֵחַ	טוֹבַחַת	טוֹבְחִים	טוֹבְחוֹת
future	first	אֶטְבַּח		נִטְבַּח
	second	תִּטְבַּח	תִּטְבְּחִי	תִּטְבְּחוּ	תִּטְבַּחְנָה2
	third	יִטְבַּח	תִּטְבַּח	יִטְבְּחוּ	תִּטְבַּחְנָה2
imperative		טְבַח	טִבְחִי	טִבְחוּ	טְבַחְנָה2

¹ Pronounced טָבַחְתֶּם and טָבַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• שָׁחַט (shakhát)

Further reading

• H2873 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

טַבָּח • (tabákh) m (feminine counterpart טַבַּחַת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. butcher (person who prepares meat for a living)
2. cook, chef

References

• H2876 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

טֶבַח • (tévakh) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. massacre

   טֶבַח חברון

   Hevron massacre

References

• H2874 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible