טָבַעṭâbaʻ
sink, sink down
Pronunciation: taw-bah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2883
Meanings
Qal: sink, sink down (Psalms 69:3; Psalms 9:16; Lamentations 2:9)
Pu`al: be sunk (Exodus 15:4)
Hiph`il: be sunk (Jeremiah 38:22; Job 38:6; Proverbs 8:25)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 15:4 Pharaoh’s chariots and army he has hurled into the sea. The finest of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
- 1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.
- Job 38:6 What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone
- Psalms 9:15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
- Psalms 69:2 Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.
- Psalms 69:14 Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).