2937. taah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
taah: To err, to wander, to go astray

Original Word: תָּעָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: taah
Pronunciation: tah-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-aw')
Definition: To err, to wander, to go astray
Meaning: to wander, to lead astray

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4105 (πλανάω, planaō): To lead astray, to deceive, to wander

- G4106 (πλάνη, planē): Error, delusion, wandering

Usage: The Hebrew verb "taah" primarily conveys the idea of straying or wandering, both physically and metaphorically. It is often used to describe the act of going astray from a path, whether it be a literal path or a figurative one, such as straying from God's commandments or truth. The term can imply a sense of being lost or misguided, often with a moral or spiritual connotation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of wandering or going astray was significant, especially given the nomadic lifestyle of early Israelites and the importance of following God's laws. The imagery of wandering sheep is prevalent in the Bible, symbolizing the tendency of people to stray from God's guidance. This reflects the broader Near Eastern understanding of divine guidance and the consequences of deviating from it.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to wander, stray
NASB Translation
misled (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[טָעָה] verb wander, stray (Late Hebrew id., err; Aramaic טְעָא, ; Arabic exceed just limit, be immoderate, extravagant, one who deviates from right way: Ethiopic apostasy, superstition, idolatry) —

Qal Participle feminine כְּׅטֹׅעֲיָה Songs 1:7 like a wandering (vagrant) woman, for ᵑ0 כְּעֹטְיָה according to ᵑ6 Symm ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Bö Hi Gr and others

Hiph`il Perfect הִטְעוּ אֶתעַֿמִּי Ezekiel 13:10 figurative, they have led astray my people.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
seduce

A primitive root; to wander;,causatively to lead astray -- seduce.

Forms and Transliterations
הִטְע֧וּ הטעו hiṭ‘ū hiṭ·‘ū hitU
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezekiel 13:10
HEB: יַ֣עַן וּבְיַ֜עַן הִטְע֧וּ אֶת־ עַמִּ֛י
NAS: because they have misled My people
KJV: Because, even because they have seduced my people,
INT: is definitely because have misled my people saying

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Strong's Hebrew 2937
1 Occurrence


hiṭ·‘ū — 1 Occ.
















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