Lexicon
תָּוָה
ta.vah
H8428
H:V Hebrew

to wound

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ta.vah describes Israel's action of wounding the Holy One after turning back and testing God.

Its single attested use describes an action directed against the Holy One of Israel: after turning back and testing God, the people are said to wound him in Psalm 78:41.

Senses in use

  1. Wounding the Holy One through rebellion · dominant

    In Psalm 78:41, the Hiphil perfect third common plural form occurs in the clause following the people's turning back and testing God; the APB renders the verse, “They turned back and tested God and wounded the Holy One of Israel.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 78:41, the APB presents the action as “wounded the Holy One of Israel.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall portrayal without isolating each Hebrew element.

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