King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2921
Transliteration: tala
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-law')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to patch, spot
Meaning: to cover with pieces, to spot, variegate
Word 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).