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

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ט־ב־ח (ṭ-b-kh)

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

Verb

טָבַח • (tavákh) third-singular masculine past (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
notes		Pronounced טָבַחְתֶּם and טָבַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• שָׁחַט (shakhát)

Noun

טַבָּח • (tabákh) m

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

Noun

טֶבַח • (tévakh) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. massacre

   טֶבַח כַּפְר קָאסִם

   Kafr Qasim massacre