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Tabeal
Tabeel, good God
טָֽבְאַ֑ל
Tabeal (Hebrew: טָֽבְאַ֑ל) means “Tabeel, good God”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Isaiah 7:6. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Jotham.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Tabeal
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Isaiah 7:6 |
| Cross-references | 9 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Tabeel co-occurrence Appears with Tabeel in Isaiah 7.
- Shear-jashub co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shear-jashub.
- Tiglath-pileser co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Tiglath-pileser.
- Rezin co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Rezin.
- Remaliah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Remaliah.
- Shalmaneser co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shalmaneser.
- Pekah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Pekah.
- Jotham co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jotham.
Origin & meaning
Tabeal was the man Syria and Ephraim conspired to make king of Judah in place of Ahaz.
The biblical story
Tabeal is mentioned in Isa.7.6 as the man whom Rezin king of Syria and Pekah king of Israel (Ephraim) planned to install as king of Judah in place of Ahaz. This was part of their plot to invade Judah and replace Ahaz with a puppet ruler. The name Tabeal is Aramaic and may mean "Good is God" or "God is good." No other details are provided about Tabeal's identity or background. The conspiracy of Syria and Ephraim against Judah was part of the Syro-Ephraimite War, which occurred around 735-732 BC. However, their plot did not succeed, as Ahaz appealed to Assyria for help, and the Assyrian king defeated Syria and Israel.
Key verses
Tabeal appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
Isaiah 7:6
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Isaiah (1)
- Isaiah 7:6