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Tebah
murder; butchery; guarding of the body; a cook
טֶ֫בַח te.vach
Tebah (Hebrew: טֶ֫בַח, te.vach) means “murder; butchery; guarding of the body; a cook”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Genesis 22:24. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Buz.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Tebah
son of Abraham's
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
- 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 | Genesis 22:24 |
| Cross-references | 6 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Maacah co-occurrence Appears with Maacah in Genesis 22.
- Reumah co-occurrence Appears with Reumah in Genesis 22.
- Gaham co-occurrence Appears with Gaham in Genesis 22.
- Tahash co-occurrence Appears with Tahash in Genesis 22.
- Jidlaph co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jidlaph.
- Buz co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Buz.
- Chesed co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Chesed.
- Hazo co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Hazo.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208);
brother of: Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601);
half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A)
§ Tebah = "a slaughter"
a son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah
Tebah was a son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his concubine Reumah.
The biblical story
Tebah is mentioned in Gen.22.24 as a son of Nahor and his concubine Reumah. Nahor was Abraham's brother, making Tebah Abraham's nephew. Tebah is listed along with his brothers Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. No other details are provided about Tebah's life or descendants. As a son of Nahor, he was born in Mesopotamia, where Abraham and his family originated.
Key verses
Tebah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Genesis 22:24
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 22:24