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It conveys the idea of restoring something to a functional or presentable state by covering up holes or tears.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, clothing was a valuable commodity, often handmade and time-consuming to produce. As such, garments were mended rather than discarded when they became worn or torn. The act of patching was a common practice, reflecting a culture of resourcefulness and stewardship. This practice also symbolized restoration and renewal, themes prevalent throughout the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to patch, spot<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>patched (1), spotted (6), various colors (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">טָלָא</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>patch, spot</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id., patch</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Passive participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">טָלוּא</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-32.htm">Genesis 30:32</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-33.htm">Genesis 30:33</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">טְלֻאִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-35.htm">Genesis 30:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39</a>; <font class="hebrew2">טְלֻאוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Ezekiel 16:16</a>; <font class="hebrew2">טְלֻאֹת</font>) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-35.htm">Genesis 30:35</a>; chiefly of <em>spotted, variegated</em> sheep and goats (Jacob & Laban); "" <font class="hebrew2">נָקֹד</font>, <font class="hebrew2">נְקֻדִּים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-32.htm">Genesis 30:32</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-33.htm">Genesis 30:33,35</a>; "" <font class="hebrew2">עקדים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-35.htm">Genesis 30:35</a>; "" both, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39</a> (all J); of high places, <em>variegated</em> (gaily-coloured shrines) <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Ezekiel 16:16</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְטֻלָּאוֺת</font> <em>patched</em>, of sandals <a href="/interlinear/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5</a> (JE). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>clouted, with divers colors, spotted <p>A primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry) -- clouted, with divers colours, spotted. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים וְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔ת וְטָל֗וּא וְטָל֜וּא וְטָל֥וּא וּטְלֻאִֽים׃ וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙ והטלאים והטלאת וטלאים׃ וטלוא ומטלאות טְלֻא֔וֹת טלאות ṭə·lu·’ō·wṯ ṭəlu’ōwṯ teluot ū·mə·ṭul·lā·’ō·wṯ ū·ṭə·lu·’îm ūməṭullā’ōwṯ umetullaOt ūṭəlu’îm uteluIm vehatteluIm vehatteluOt vetaLu wə·haṭ·ṭə·lu·’îm wə·haṭ·ṭə·lu·’ōṯ wə·ṭā·lū wəhaṭṭəlu’îm wəhaṭṭəlu’ōṯ wəṭālū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֶׂ֣ה ׀ נָקֹ֣ד <b> וְטָל֗וּא </b> וְכָל־ שֶׂה־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> sheep<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from thence all the speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> cattle,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sheep speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> and every one<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים <b> וְטָל֥וּא </b> וְנָקֹ֖ד בָּעִזִּ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among the lambs <span class="itali">and the spotted</span> and speckled<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> among the sheep, <span class="itali">and the spotted</span> and speckled<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> black the lambs <span class="itali">and the spotted</span> and speckled the goats<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵינֶנּוּ֩ נָקֹ֨ד <b> וְטָל֜וּא </b> בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים וְחוּם֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that is not speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> among the goats<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that [is] not speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> among the goats,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is not speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> the goats and black<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים הָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣ים <b> וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים </b> וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the striped <span class="itali">and spotted</span> male goats<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that were ringstraked <span class="itali">and spotted,</span> and all the she goats<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> male the striped <span class="itali">and spotted</span> and all female<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָֽעִזִּים֙ הַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹת <b> וְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔ת </b> כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> female goats,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that were speckled <span class="itali">and spotted,</span> [and] every one that had [some] white<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> female the speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span> every with<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:39</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים <b> וּטְלֻאִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> striped, speckled, <span class="itali">and spotted.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ringstraked, speckled, <span class="itali">and spotted.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> striped speckled <span class="itali">and spotted</span><p><b><a href="/text/joshua/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 9:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּנְעָל֨וֹת בָּל֤וֹת <b> וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙ </b> בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and worn-out <span class="itali">and patched</span> sandals<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shoes <span class="itali">and clouted</span> upon their feet,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sandals and worn-out <span class="itali">and patched</span> their feet clothes<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/16-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 16:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָךְ֙ בָּמ֣וֹת <b> טְלֻא֔וֹת </b> וַתִּזְנִ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for yourself high places <span class="itali">of various colors</span> and played the harlot<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy high places <span class="itali">with divers colours,</span> and playedst the harlot<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made high <span class="itali">of various</span> and played on<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2921.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2921.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2921<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/teluot_2921.htm">ṭə·lu·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umetullaot_2921.htm">ū·mə·ṭul·lā·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uteluim_2921.htm">ū·ṭə·lu·’îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehatteluim_2921.htm">wə·haṭ·ṭə·lu·’îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehatteluot_2921.htm">wə·haṭ·ṭə·lu·’ōṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetalu_2921.htm">wə·ṭā·lū — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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