תְּנוּפָהtᵉnûwphâh
a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings
Pronunciation: ten-oo-faw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8573
Meanings
a swinging, waving, wave-offering, offering
1. a swinging, brandishing (Isaiah 19:16; Isaiah 30:32)
2.
a. waving, wave-offering (Numbers 18:11; Exodus 29:25; Numbers 8:11)
b. offering (Exodus 35:22; Exodus 38:24; Exodus 38:29)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 30 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 29:24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering to the Lord.
- Exodus 29:26 Then take the breast of Aaron’s ordination ram, and lift it up in the Lord’s presence as a special offering to him. Then keep it as your own portion.
- Exodus 29:27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering.
- Exodus 35:22 Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the Lord their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the Lord.
- Exodus 38:24 The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.
- Exodus 38:29 The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze,
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).