טבח

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

Verb

טְבַח • (t'vaḥ)

  1. to slaughter an animal to be prepared for a meal

Verb

טַבַּח • (tabbaḥ)

  1. to slaughter an animal to be prepared for a meal

References

  • Jastrow

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ט־ב־ח (ṭ-b-kh)

Cognate to Arabic طَبَخَ (ṭabaḵa, “to cook”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

טָבַח • (tavákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to slaughter
  2. to massacre
  3. to butcher

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָבַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first טָבַחְתִּי טָבַחְנוּ
second טָבַחְתָּ טָבַחְתְּ טְבַחְתֶּם1 טְבַחְתֶּן1
third טָבַח טָבְחָה טָבְחוּ
present טוֹבֵחַ טוֹבַחַת טוֹבְחִים טוֹבְחוֹת
future first אֶטְבַּח נִטְבַּח
second תִּטְבַּח תִּטְבְּחִי תִּטְבְּחוּ תִּטְבַּחְנָה2
third יִטְבַּח תִּטְבַּח יִטְבְּחוּ תִּטְבַּחְנָה2
imperative טְבַח טִבְחִי טִבְחוּ טְבַחְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced טָבַחְתֶּם and טָבַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Further reading

Noun

טַבָּח • (tabákh) m (feminine counterpart טַבַּחַת)

  1. butcher (person who prepares meat for a living)
  2. cook, chef

References

Noun

טֶבַח • (tévakh) m

  1. massacre
    טֶבַח חברון
    Hevron massacre

References

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