Lexical Summary tala: to patch, spot Original Word: טָלָאTransliteration: tala Phonetic Spelling: (taw-law') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to patch, spot Meaning: to cover with pieces, to spot, variegate Strong's Concordance clouted, with divers colors, spotted A primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry) -- clouted, with divers colours, spotted. Brown-Driver-Briggs H2921. tala [טָלָא] verb patch, spot (Late Hebrew id., patch) — Qal Passive participle טָלוּא Genesis 30:32 (twice in verse); 30:33; plural טְלֻאִים 30:35; 30:39; טְלֻאוֺת Ezekiel 16:16; טְלֻאֹת) Genesis 30:35; chiefly of spotted, variegated sheep and goats (Jacob & Laban); "" נְקֻדִּים נָקֹד, 30:32 (twice in verse); 30:33, 35; "" עקדים 30:35; "" both, 30:39 (all J); of high places, variegated (gaily-coloured shrines) Ezekiel 16:16. Pu`al Participle מְטֻלָּאוֺת patched, of sandals Joshua 9:5 (JE). |
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