Lexicon
תָּלָא
ta.la
H8511
H:V Hebrew

to hang

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Hebrew
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ta.la describes something as hanging or held in a dependent state in the situations shown.

The attested passive participle presents a life as “hanging” in Deuteronomy 28:66; in Hosea 11:7, the APB instead presents the people as “joined to their faithlessness,” so the term’s specific contribution there is less clear.

Senses in use

  1. Hanging or being held in a condition · dominant

    Both occurrences are Qal passive participles, masculine plural, absolute. In Deuteronomy 28:66 the APB renders the clause “your life shall be hanging before you,” while in Hosea 11:7 it presents the people as “joined to their faithlessness”; the latter wording confirms the verse’s setting but does not isolate the term word-for-word.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Deuteronomy clause with “hanging,” but Hosea 11:7 with “joined to their faithlessness.” The precise English correspondence in Hosea remains uncertain.

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