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Strong's H2885 טַבַּעַת (tabbaath)

Tabbaath means “ring” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2885 — kosmeo (“adorn”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2885
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 38
Books 5

Strong's H2885 Quick Answer

Strong's H2885 טַּבַּעַת (tabba`ath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tabba`ath (tab-bah'-ath) n-m. 1. (properly) a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing) 2. (hence, generally) a ring of any kind It has 38 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include rings, into, ring, sealed, and seal. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tabba`ath (tab-bah'-ath) n-m. 1. (properly) a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing) 2. (hence, generally) a ring of any kind
Usage
38 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rings, into, ring, sealed, and seal

Meaning and Definition

tabba`ath (tab-bah'-ath) n-m. 1. (properly) a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing) 2. (hence, generally) a ring of any kind [from H2883] KJV: ring. Root(s): H2883

Original Word
טַּבַּעַת
Transliteration
tabba`ath
Derivation
Root: טבע First root strongs: 2883
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2885. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2885 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tabba`ath, 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.

rings Exodus 25:12 26× into Exodus 25:14 ring Exodus 26:24 sealed Esther 3:12 seal Esther 8:8

How Strong's H2885 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 38 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2885 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 H2885 in the Old Testament

38 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 41:42 KJV

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Exodus 25:12 KJV

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

Exodus 25:14 KJV

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

Usage Excerpts

First 38 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2885.

Genesis 41:42 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
Exodus 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
Exodus 25:14 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Exodus 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
Exodus 25:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
Exodus 25:27 Old Testament, KJV
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
Exodus 26:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
Exodus 26:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
Exodus 27:4 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
Exodus 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Exodus 28:23 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 28:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus 28:27 Old Testament, KJV
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 28:28 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Exodus 30:4 Old Testament, KJV
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 35:22 Old Testament, KJV
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
Exodus 36:29 Old Testament, KJV
And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.
Exodus 36:34 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exodus 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
Exodus 37:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
Exodus 37:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
Exodus 37:14 Old Testament, KJV
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
Exodus 37:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 38:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
Exodus 38:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Exodus 39:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 39:17 Old Testament, KJV
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 39:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus 39:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 39:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 31:50 Old Testament, KJV
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
Esther 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Esther 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
Esther 8:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Esther 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
Esther 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
Isaiah 3:21 Old Testament, KJV
The rings, and nose jewels,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2885, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 30 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 5 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2885 FAQ

What does tabbaath (טַבַּעַת) mean?

Tabbaath (Strong's H2885) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ring". tabba`ath (tab-bah'-ath) n-m. 1. (properly) a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing) 2. (hence, generally) a ring of any kind

How many times is tabbaath (טַבַּעַת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 38 linked usages for Strong's H2885 across 5 books.

Where can I study tabbaath (טַבַּעַת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2885 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tabbaath (טַבַּעַת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rings, into, ring, sealed, and seal. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.