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Isaiah 21:4

“My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

תָּעָהtâʻâh · taw-aw'
H8582 · Hebrew
Definition
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.
Grammar
  • תָּעָ֣ה — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HVqp3ms
Usage
Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 20:13Genesis 21:14Genesis 37:15Exodus 23:42 Kings 21:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תָּעָה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.