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Strong's H8426 תּוֹדָה (todah)

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

Strong's Number H8426
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 10

Strong's H8426 Quick Answer

Strong's H8426 תּוֹדָה (towdah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. towdah (to-daw') n-f. 1. (properly) an extension of the hand 2. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration It has 29 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include sacrifice, confession, and hand. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
towdah (to-daw') n-f. 1. (properly) an extension of the hand 2. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sacrifice, confession, and hand

Meaning and Definition

towdah (to-daw') n-f. 1. (properly) an extension of the hand 2. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration 3. specifically, a choir of worshippers [from H3034] KJV: confession, (sacrifice of) praise, thanks(-giving, offering). Root(s): H3034

Original Word
תּוֹדָה
Transliteration
towdah
Derivation
Root: ידה First root strongs: 3034
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8426. 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)

thanksgiving

Usage: 1) confession, praise, thanksgiving 1a) give praise to God 1b) thanksgiving in songs of liturgical worship, hymn of praise 1c) thanksgiving choir or procession or line or company 1d) thank-offering, sacrifice of thanksgiving 1e) confession

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How Strong's H8426 Is Translated

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

sacrifice Leviticus 7:12 confession Joshua 7:19 hand Nehemiah 12:31

How Strong's H8426 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 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8426 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 H8426 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 7:12 KJV

If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

Leviticus 7:13 KJV

Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.

Leviticus 7:15 KJV

And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8426.

Leviticus 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.
Leviticus 7:13 Old Testament, KJV
Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.
Leviticus 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
Leviticus 22:29 Old Testament, KJV
And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
Joshua 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
2 Chronicles 29:31 Old Testament, KJV
Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
2 Chronicles 33:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
Ezra 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
Nehemiah 12:27 Old Testament, KJV
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
Nehemiah 12:31 Old Testament, KJV
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
Nehemiah 12:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
Nehemiah 12:40 Old Testament, KJV
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
Psalms 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
Psalms 42:4 Old Testament, KJV
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Psalms 50:14 Old Testament, KJV
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Psalms 50:23 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Psalms 56:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
Psalms 69:30 Old Testament, KJV
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalms 95:2 Old Testament, KJV
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Psalms 100:4 Old Testament, KJV
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalms 107:22 Old Testament, KJV
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Psalms 116:17 Old Testament, KJV
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Psalms 147:7 Old Testament, KJV
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Isaiah 51:3 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Jeremiah 17:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 30:19 Old Testament, KJV
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Jeremiah 33:11 Old Testament, KJV
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
Amos 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Jonah 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8426, grouped by book.

Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 11 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8426 FAQ

What does todah (תּוֹדָה) mean?

Todah (Strong's H8426) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "confession". towdah (to-daw') n-f. 1. (properly) an extension of the hand 2. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration

How many times is todah (תּוֹדָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H8426 across 10 books.

Where can I study todah (תּוֹדָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8426 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate todah (תּוֹדָה)?

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