תֶּ֫בֶל

te.vel · perversion

Hebrew · Strong's H8397 · Noun · Sounds like: teh'-bel · 2 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

apparently from בָּלַל; mixture, i.e. unnatural bestiality; confusion.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
תֶּ֫בֶל n.[m.] confusion, violation of nature, or the divine order

Every occurrence

  1. Leviticus 18:23 תֶּ֥בֶל Te.vel · A person, place or thing

    And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

  2. Leviticus 20:12 תֶּ֥בֶל Te.vel · A person, place or thing

    And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

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