Quick Definition
to sink
Strong's Definition
to sink
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: drown, fasten, settle, sink.
TWOT Reference: 789
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted
1a) (Qal) to sink, sink down
1b)(Pual) to be sunk
1c) (Hophal) to cause to sink
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted
1a) (Qal) to sink, sink down
1b)(Pual) to be sunk
1c) (Hophal) to cause to sink
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
טָבַע
ṭâba‛
BDB Definition:
1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted
1a) (Qal) to sink, sink down
1b) (Pual) to be sunk
1c) (Hophal) to cause to sink
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 789
Total KJV Occurrences: 10