תֶּבֶל

tevel · perversion

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8397 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

tevel (תֶּבֶל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “perversion”.

A mixing that goes against the natural order; perversion.

How to say it

te·vel

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A mixing against the order God set in creation.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Leviticus 18:23

    And you shall not lie with any beast, making yourself unclean with it; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to mate with it; it is perversion.

  • Leviticus 20:12

    And a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have done perversion; their blood is on them.