Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ṭabbâch

tab-bawkh'

טַבָּח

What it means

properly, a butcher

properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)

Where it comes from

from ṭâbach (טָבַח)

How the King James translates it

  • guard29
  • cook2

Every place it appears 31