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Strong's H8403 תַּבְנִית (tabnith)

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

Strong's Number H8403
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 8

Strong's H8403 Quick Answer

Strong's H8403 תַּבנִיתּ (tabniyth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tabniyth (tab-neeth') n-f. 1. structure 2. (by implication) a model, resemblance It has 17 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include pattern, figure, likeness, and similitude. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tabniyth (tab-neeth') n-f. 1. structure 2. (by implication) a model, resemblance
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pattern, figure, likeness, and similitude

Meaning and Definition

tabniyth (tab-neeth') n-f. 1. structure 2. (by implication) a model, resemblance [from H1129] KJV: figure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude. Root(s): H1129

Original Word
תַּבנִיתּ
Transliteration
tabniyth
Derivation
Root: בנה First root strongs: 1129
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8403. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

pattern

Usage: 1) pattern, plan, form, construction, figure 1a) construction, structure 1a1) meaning uncertain 1b) pattern 1c) figure, image (of idols)

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How Strong's H8403 Is Translated

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

pattern Exodus 25:9 figure Deuteronomy 4:16 likeness Deuteronomy 4:17 similitude Psalms 106:20

How Strong's H8403 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 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8403 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 H8403 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 25:9 KJV

According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

Exodus 25:40 KJV

And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

Deuteronomy 4:16 KJV

Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8403.

Exodus 25:9 Old Testament, KJV
According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
Exodus 25:40 Old Testament, KJV
And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
Deuteronomy 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Deuteronomy 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
Deuteronomy 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Joshua 22:28 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
2 Kings 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
1 Chronicles 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
1 Chronicles 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
1 Chronicles 28:18 Old Testament, KJV
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 28:19 Old Testament, KJV
All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
Psalms 106:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Psalms 144:12 Old Testament, KJV
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
Isaiah 44:13 Old Testament, KJV
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Ezekiel 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
Ezekiel 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Ezekiel 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8403, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8403 FAQ

What does tabnith (תַּבְנִית) mean?

Tabnith (Strong's H8403) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "structure". tabniyth (tab-neeth') n-f. 1. structure 2. (by implication) a model, resemblance

How many times is tabnith (תַּבְנִית) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H8403 across 8 books.

Where can I study tabnith (תַּבְנִית) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8403 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tabnith (תַּבְנִית)?

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