תַּרְתָּ֑ק
tar.taq
Tartak
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Tartak (H8662): A Rare Divine Name Tartak appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, making it one of the rarest terms in the biblical lexicon. According to the lexical data provided, it functions as a proper noun—specifically a divine name or deity designation. The single occurrence prevents us from observing patterns of usage or contextual variation that would normally clarify a word's semantic range or theological significance. The extreme scarcity of this term in the biblical text suggests either marginal religious importance within Hebrew tradition or limited textual preservation. Without additional occurrences to establish comparative context, we cannot determine whether Tartak represents a major or minor deity in ancient Near Eastern religious practice, nor can we assess how Hebrew speakers or writers viewed this figure. The designation remains lexically isolated, available only as a name without supporting evidence of meaning, etymology, or functional usage. For modern readers, Tartak represents a linguistic artifact—a word preserved in scripture but stripped of interpretive context by its solitary appearance. Its presence in the biblical record indicates some historical or polemical reason for its inclusion, but the lexical data alone cannot explain what that reason was or how ancient audiences understood the term.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text