טַבְרִמּוֹן
tav.rim.mon
Tabrimmon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Tabrimmon: A Hapax Legomenon in Biblical Hebrew Tabrimmon (Hebrew: טַבְרִמּוֹן) appears only once in the biblical text, making it a hapax legomenon—a word with a single occurrence. This Hebrew term functions as a proper noun, specifically a personal name rather than a common word with semantic range or usage variations. The lexical data provides no definition beyond the transliteration itself, which suggests the word's significance lies in its identification function rather than its semantic content. The single occurrence of Tabrimmon in Scripture prevents analysis of how the word was used across different contexts or what theological or practical significance it carried beyond naming an individual. Without multiple instances or supporting lexical definitions, we cannot determine whether the name carried symbolic meaning, derived from other Hebrew roots, or possessed cultural significance to biblical audiences. The word remains opaque as to its compositional elements and original meaning, knowable only as a proper name attached to a specific biblical figure.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text