טבעת

Hebrew

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian ḏbꜥwt (“signet”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

טַבַּעַת • (tabá'at) f (plural indefinite טַבָּעוֹת, singular construct טַבַּעַת־, plural construct טַבְּעוֹת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. ring (a circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc)
2. (jewelry) ring (a round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc)

Derived terms

• פִּי הַטַּבַּעַת (pi hatabá'at)

References

• H2885 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “טבעת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• טבעת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he