Dip Immerse Drown
Community Cluster · 4 senses · 3 lemmas
Lemmas in this domain
† I. טָבַל Niph. Pf. 3 mpl. נִטְבְּלוּ Jos 3:15 be dipped, בְּ of water. vb. dip (NH id.; Aramaic טְבַל dip, bathe; cf. perhaps Arabic طَمَلَ saturavit tinctura vestem, Frey)—Qal Pf. וְטָבַל consec. Lv 4:6 + 5 times; וְטָבַלְתְּ consec. Ru 2:14; וּטְבַלְתֶּם consec. Ex 12:22; Impf. וַיִּטְבֹּל Lv 9:9 + 3 times; 2 ms. sf. תִּטְבְּלֵנִי Jb 9:31; וַיִּטְבְּלוּ Gn 37:31;—dip: 1. trans., dip a thing in, c. acc. rei + בְּ: in blood Gn 37:31 (J), so especially in connexion with sacrifices Lv 4:6; 9:9; 14:6, 51 (also in fresh water); in water, for purification Nu 19:18 (all P); of dipping rod in honey 1 S 14:27, bread in vinegar Ru 2:14, foot in oil Dt 33:24 (poem); בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי Jb 9:31 in the ditch dost thou dip me; acc. omitted Ex 12:22 (JE; in blood), 2 K 8:15 (in water); but also + מִן = moisten with, with some of Lv 4:17 (blood), 14:16 (oil). 2. intrans., dip (oneself), sq. בְּ, 2 K 5:14 in Jordan (‖ רָחַץ בְּ v 10, 12). Ni.
† טָבַע vb. sink, sink down (NH id.; Aramaic ܛܒܰܥ, טְבַע; Ph. טבע coin; Assyrian ṭebû, sink in, ṭabbîʾu, diver (water-fowl) etc., v. Muss-ArnoltJBL xi, 1892, 170 DlHWB; Arabic طَبَعَ seal, stamp, imprint; Ethiopic ጠምዐ dip)— Qal Pf. טָבַעְתִּי ψ 69:3; טָֽבְעוּ ψ 9:16 La 2:9; Impf. וַיִּטְבַּע Je 38:6; וַתִּטְבַּע 1 S 17:49; אֶטְבָּ֑עָה ψ 69:15;—sink, sink down, intrans., c. בְּ; 1 S 17:49 (stone into Goliath’s forehead); Je 38:6 (Jerem. in mire of dungeon); La 2:9 (gates of Jerus. into ground); metaph. of distress; ψ 69:3 ט׳בִיוֵן מְצוּלָה; 69:15 (‖ הצילני מִטִּיט); nations into the pit (בַּשַּׁחַת) 9:16. Pu. Pf. טֻבְּעוּ be sunk Ex 15:4 (poem) of Egyptians drowned בְּיַם־סוּף. Hoph. Pf. הָטְבְּעוּ be sunk בַבֹּץ in the mire, of feet, metaph. of entanglements and difficulties Je 38:22; הָטְבָּ֑עוּ, of pedestals (אֲדָנִים) of the earth, as settled, planted עַל Jb 38:6 (‖ ירה פִּנָּה); abs. of mountains Pr 8:25.
† II. [צָלַל] vb. sink, be submerged (NH id.; Assyrian ṣalâlu, sink down, sink to rest, ii. launch (HptProl. Assyr. Gr. liii; BAS i. 127; Ball, Gen. 53); Ethiopic ጸለለ float, cf. NesMar. x: Aramaic צְלַל, ܨܰܠ, are filter, clarify);— Qal Pf. 3 pl. צָֽלְלוּ כַּעוֹפֶרֶת בְּמַיִם Ex 15:10.