Tâʼar — H8388

Definition

verb

to delineate; reflex. to extend

1. (Qal) to be drawn, incline, delineate, extend
1. meaning dubious
2. (Piel) to draw in outline, trace out

Usually translated as

be drawn, mark out, methoar, Rimmonmethoar

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• ágō (G71)
• diérchomai (G1330)
• exágō (G1806)

Occurrences

Tâʼar occurs 7 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (4), Isaiah (1)

• Joshua 15:9 — And the border was drawn (וְתָאַ֨ר) from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
• Joshua 15:9 — And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn (וְתָאַ֤ר) to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
• Joshua 15:11 — And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn (וְתָאַ֤ר) to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
• Joshua 18:14 — And the border was drawn (וְתָאַ֣ר) thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
• Joshua 18:17 — And was drawn (וְתָאַ֣ר) from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
• Isaiah 44:13 — The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out (יְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּ) with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
• Isaiah 44:13 — The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out (יְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּ) with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.