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Strong's H8389 תֹּאַר (toar)

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

Strong's Number H8389
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 15
Books 9

Strong's H8389 Quick Answer

Strong's H8389 תּוֹאַר (to'ar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. to'ar (to'-ar) n-m. 1. outline, i.e. figure or appearance [from H8388] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include beautiful, comely, goodly, and fair. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
to'ar (to'-ar) n-m. 1. outline, i.e. figure or appearance [from H8388]
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
beautiful, comely, goodly, and fair

Meaning and Definition

to'ar (to'-ar) n-m. 1. outline, i.e. figure or appearance [from H8388] KJV: + beautiful, X comely, countenance, + fair, X favoured, form, X goodly, X resemble, visage. Root(s): H8388

Original Word
תּוֹאַר
Transliteration
to'ar
Derivation
Root: תאר First root strongs: 8388
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8389. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8389 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render to'ar, 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.

beautiful Deuteronomy 21:11 comely 1 Samuel 16:18 fair Jeremiah 11:16 goodly 1 Kings 1:6

How Strong's H8389 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 15 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8389 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 H8389 in the Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 29:17 KJV

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Genesis 39:6 KJV

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

Genesis 41:18 KJV

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8389.

Genesis 29:17 Old Testament, KJV
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Genesis 39:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
Genesis 41:18 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
Genesis 41:19 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
Deuteronomy 21:11 Old Testament, KJV
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
Judges 8:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
1 Samuel 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
1 Samuel 25:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
1 Samuel 28:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
1 Kings 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
Esther 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
Isaiah 52:14 Old Testament, KJV
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
Isaiah 53:2 Old Testament, KJV
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Jeremiah 11:16 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Lamentations 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8389, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8389 FAQ

What does toar (תֹּאַר) mean?

Toar (Strong's H8389) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "outline". to'ar (to'-ar) n-m. 1. outline, i.e. figure or appearance [from H8388]

How many times is toar (תֹּאַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H8389 across 9 books.

Where can I study toar (תֹּאַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8389 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate toar (תֹּאַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as beautiful, comely, goodly, and fair. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.