טַבַּעַתṭabbaʻath

signet, signet-ring, ring

Pronunciation: tab-bah'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2885

Meanings

1. signet-ring (Genesis 41:42; Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2)

2. ring (Isaiah 3:21; Exodus 35:22; Numbers 31:50)

3. most often (only in Exodus) of rings for staves of ark, for curtains, for ephod, and other sacred furniture (Exodus 25:12)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 41:42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck.
  • Exodus 25:12 Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.
  • Exodus 25:14 Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
  • Exodus 25:15 These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.
  • Exodus 25:26 Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.
  • Exodus 25:27 Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.
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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).