תֵּבֵ֑ץ
𐤕𐤁𐤑
Tevets
Thebez
Proper name for a Canaanite city, known as Tevetz or Tebets, referenced primarily as a geographic location in biblical narratives. Though related to the concept of 'whiteness' at an etymological level, as a place name it principally denotes the specific settlement rather than referencing color or substance directly. The semantic range includes both the name of the city itself and potentially, by extension, its inhabitants or environs in specific contexts.
Judges 9:50 · Word #4
Lexicon H8405
| Lemma | תֵּבֵץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤁𐤑 |
| Transliteration | Tevets |
| Strong's | H8405 |
| Definition | Proper name for a Canaanite city, known as Tevetz or Tebets, referenced primarily as a geographic location in biblical narratives. Though related to the concept of 'whiteness' at an etymological level, as a place name it principally denotes the specific settlement rather than referencing color or substance directly. The semantic range includes both the name of the city itself and potentially, by extension, its inhabitants or environs in specific contexts. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Thebez |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8405-02
Tebets
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular form; toponym; no pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a proper name (toponym) referring to a specific Canaanite city. As a place name derived from the root בוץ ("to be white"), it primarily denotes the settlement itself rather than functioning as a descriptive adjective, so it is rendered as the transliterated city name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Tevets
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Tebets |