Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to sink
Usage: 1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted 1a) (Qal) to sink, sink down 1b)(Pual) to be sunk 1c) (Hophal) to cause to sink
Strong's Number
H2883
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
7
Strong's H2883 Quick Answer
Strong's H2883 טָּבַע (taba`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. taba` (taw-bah') v. 1. to sink [a primitive root] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include sink, drowned, and fastened. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- taba` (taw-bah') v. 1. to sink [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sink, drowned, and fastened
Meaning and Definition
taba` (taw-bah') v. 1. to sink [a primitive root] KJV: drown, fasten, settle, sink.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2883. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2883 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render taba`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2883 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2883 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2883 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2883.
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2883, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2883 FAQ
What does taba (טָבַע) mean?
Taba (Strong's H2883) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sink". taba` (taw-bah') v. 1. to sink [a primitive root]
How many times is taba (טָבַע) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H2883 across 7 books.
Where can I study taba (טָבַע) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2883 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate taba (טָבַע)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sink, drowned, and fastened. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.