טָלָאṭâlâʼ

patch, spot

Pronunciation: taw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2921

Meanings

Qal: chiefly of spotted, variegated sheep and goats (Genesis 30:32; Genesis 30:33; Genesis 30:35)

Pu`al: patched (Joshua 9:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 30:32 Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages.
  • Genesis 30:33 In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
  • Genesis 30:35 But that very day Laban went out and removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted or had white patches, and all the black sheep. He placed them in the care of his own sons,
  • Genesis 30:39 And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
  • Joshua 9:5 They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.
  • Ezekiel 16:16 You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?
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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).