Lexical Summary tab'el: "good for nothing", an Aramean (Syrian) Original Word: טֱבְאֵלTransliteration: tab'el Phonetic Spelling: (taw-beh-ale') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "good for nothing", an Aramean (Syrian) Meaning: Tabeal -- "good for nothing", an Aramean (Syrian) Strong's Concordance Tabeal, Tabeel From towb and 'el; pleasing (to) God; Tabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a Persian -- Tabeal, Tabeel. see HEBREW towb see HEBREW 'el Brown-Driver-Briggs H2870. tab 'el טָֽבְאֵל proper name, masculine (Aramaic; = God is good, see טוֺב; according to Wkl (see below) God is wise, compare Aramaic , Ethiopic be wise; Arabic act as physician, expert) — Persian officer in Samaria Ezra 4:7, ᵐ5 Ταβεηλ. טָֽבְאַ֑ל proper name, masculine (apparently pointed to mean good-for-nothing (אַל as negative) see De Di Du StaGesch i. 590, originally טָֽבְאֵל; Ol§ 91 d Köii, 537 and others think אַ֑ל- simply pausal form) — Aramean, whose son Pekah and Resin proposed to make king of Jerusalem in place of Ahaz; only בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isaiah 7:6 (WklAlttest. Untersuch. 1892. 74 identification with Resin, comparing טַבְרִמֹּן father of Benhadad). |
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