טָבַחṭâbach

Meanings

Same root

• טֶבַחṭebach · H2874properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
• טַבָּחṭabbâch · H2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
• מַטְבֵּחַmaṭbêach · H4293slaughter

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 43:16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, “These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast.”
• Exodus 22:1 “If someone steals an ox or sheep and then kills or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for each ox stolen, and four sheep for each sheep stolen.
• Deuteronomy 28:31 Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you.
• 1 Samuel 25:11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”
• Psalms 37:14 The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.
• Proverbs 9:2 She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.