Lexicon
תּוֹעָה
to.ah
H8442
H:N-F Hebrew

error

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

to.ah denotes wrongful or misleading speech, explicitly directed against the LORD in Isaiah 32:6.

The clearest attested use concerns wrongful speech against the LORD in Isaiah 32:6; in Nehemiah 4:2 the same singular noun occurs within hostile questions about rebuilding, but the translation does not isolate its contribution.

Senses in use

  1. Wrongful or misleading speech · dominant

    In Isaiah 32:6, the singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about speaking against the LORD; the APB renders the surrounding clause “by speaking error against the LORD.” In Nehemiah 4:2, the same form appears amid hostile questions about whether the weak Jews will restore, sacrifice, finish, or revive burned stones, though the APB does not show a distinct English correspondence for the noun.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 32:6, the APB includes “speaking error against the LORD.” In Nehemiah 4:2, its translation presents the surrounding taunts about rebuilding without an identifiable matching English expression.

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