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Strong's H8398 תֵּבֵל (tebel)

Tebel means “habitable part” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8398
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 36
Books 10

Strong's H8398 Quick Answer

Strong's H8398 תֵּבֵל (tebel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tebel (tay-bale') n-f. 1. the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited) 2. (by extension) the globe It has 36 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include earth, land, and israel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tebel (tay-bale') n-f. 1. the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited) 2. (by extension) the globe
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
earth, land, and israel

Meaning and Definition

tebel (tay-bale') n-f. 1. the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited) 2. (by extension) the globe 3. (by implication) its inhabitants 4. (specifically, a participle) land, as Israel, Egypt, Babylon [from H2986] KJV: habitable part, world. Root(s): H2986

Original Word
תֵּבֵל
Transliteration
tebel
Derivation
Root: יבל First root strongs: 2986
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8398. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8398 Is Translated

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

earth 1 Samuel 2:8 24× Israel Isaiah 27:6 land Isaiah 14:21

How Strong's H8398 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 36 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8398 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 H8398 in the Old Testament

36 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 2:8 KJV

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.

2 Samuel 22:16 KJV

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

1 Chronicles 16:30 KJV

Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8398.

1 Samuel 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 22:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Old Testament, KJV
Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
Job 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Job 34:13 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
Job 37:12 Old Testament, KJV
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
Psalms 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
Psalms 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Psalms 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Psalms 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Psalms 33:8 Old Testament, KJV
Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Psalms 50:12 Old Testament, KJV
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Psalms 77:18 Old Testament, KJV
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 89:11 Old Testament, KJV
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Psalms 90:2 Old Testament, KJV
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms 93:1 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
Psalms 96:10 Old Testament, KJV
Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Psalms 96:13 Old Testament, KJV
Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Psalms 97:4 Old Testament, KJV
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
Psalms 98:7 Old Testament, KJV
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Psalms 98:9 Old Testament, KJV
Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
Proverbs 8:26 Old Testament, KJV
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:31 Old Testament, KJV
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Isaiah 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
Isaiah 14:17 Old Testament, KJV
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Isaiah 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
Isaiah 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
Isaiah 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Isaiah 26:9 Old Testament, KJV
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:18 Old Testament, KJV
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Isaiah 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
Isaiah 34:1 Old Testament, KJV
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Jeremiah 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Jeremiah 51:15 Old Testament, KJV
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
Lamentations 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Nahum 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8398, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 15 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8398 FAQ

What does tebel (תֵּבֵל) mean?

Tebel (Strong's H8398) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "habitable part". tebel (tay-bale') n-f. 1. the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited) 2. (by extension) the globe

How many times is tebel (תֵּבֵל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's H8398 across 10 books.

Where can I study tebel (תֵּבֵל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8398 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tebel (תֵּבֵל)?

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