H8566: תָּנָה
tânâh · pronounced taw-naw' · “to hire”
Definition
to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)
KJV translates it as: hire.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to hire
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Hiphil) to hire (a prostitute), give amorous favours
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Hiphil) to hire (a prostitute), give amorous favours
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8566 is translated
- they have hired ×1
- they will hire ×1
Bible verses with H8566 (tânâh)
Tânâh appears in 2 verses.
- Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
- Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.