Biblica Analytica

תֵּ֫שַׁע

te.sah (H8672)

nine

58 verses 14 books OT 57 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word "te.sah" (H8672) is defined as the number nine. It appears 58 times throughout the Bible, indicating its importance in conveying numerical values. As a numerical term, "te.sah" is likely used to signify completeness, as nine is considered a complete number in some ancient cultures, being one less than ten. Its frequency and recurring use highlight the significance of this number in biblical contexts. The range of usage for "te.sah" is extensive, appearing in various books of the Bible, including the Old Testament books of Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers, and Chronicles. This word is used in both literal and figurative contexts, reflecting its versatility as a numerical term. Its significance extends beyond mere numerical notation, often carrying symbolic or thematic weight in the texts. The widespread use of "te.sah" underscores its importance in biblical numerology and the cultural context of the ancient Hebrews. Although its meaning is straightforward as the number nine, its frequency and appearance in significant biblical narratives and historical events suggest that it holds deeper symbolic meaning that warrants closer examination.

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Genesis 5:5

All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

Genesis 5:8

All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

Genesis 5:11

All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

Genesis 5:14

and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

Genesis 5:20

All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

Genesis 5:27

All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

Genesis 9:29

All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.

Genesis 11:19

Peleg lived two hundred nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:24

Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.

Genesis 11:25

Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

Genesis 17:24

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Exodus 38:24

All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

Leviticus 23:32

It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”

Leviticus 25:8

“ ‘You shall count off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years; and there shall be to you the days of seven Sabbaths of years, even forty-nine years.

Numbers 1:23

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Numbers 2:13

His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Numbers 29:26

“ ‘On the fifth day: nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without defect;

Numbers 34:13

Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;

Deuteronomy 3:11

(For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, after the cubit of a man.)

Joshua 13:7

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

Joshua 14:2

by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

Joshua 15:32

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

Joshua 15:44

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

Joshua 15:54

Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

Joshua 19:38

Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Joshua 21:16

Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

Judges 4:3

The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.

Judges 4:13

Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.

2 Samuel 2:30

Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.

2 Samuel 24:8

So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

2 Kings 14:2

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

2 Kings 15:13

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned for a month in Samaria.

2 Kings 15:17

In the thirty ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.

2 Kings 17:1

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.

2 Kings 18:2

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Kings 18:10

At the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

2 Kings 25:3

On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

2 Kings 25:8

Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 3:8

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

1 Chronicles 9:9

and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.

1 Chronicles 24:16

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

1 Chronicles 25:26

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

2 Chronicles 16:12

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great: yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians.

2 Chronicles 25:1

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 29:1

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Ezra 1:9

This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,

Ezra 2:8

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

Ezra 2:36

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

Ezra 2:42

The children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.

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