Bible Dictionary
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W) (X) (Y) (Z)

The Definition of the word Tale

Tale

(1.) Heb. tokhen, a task," as weighed and measured out = tally," "i.e., the number told off; the full number (Ex. 5:18; see 1 Sam." "18:27; 1 Chr. 9:28). In Ezek. 45:11 rendered "measure." "(2.) Heb. hegeh, "a thought;" "meditation" (Ps. 90:9); meaning "properly "as a whisper of sadness," which is soon over, or "as a" "thought." The LXX. and Vulgate render it "spider;" the" "Authorized Version and Revised Version, "as a tale" that is" "told. In Job 37:2 this word is rendered "sound;" Revised Version" "margin, "muttering;" and in Ezek. 2:10, "mourning."


The Old Testament

The New Testament