טבע

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טבע^¹

/ˈteva/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Coined by Samuel ibn Tibbon (c. 1150–1230 CE), modeled after Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʕa, “nature”). Both the Arabic word, derived from ط ب ع (ṭ b ʕ), and the Hebrew coinage are based on the shared Semitic root meaning "to stamp, impress". The sense "nature" developed from the idea of an innate or inborn quality impressed in a thing.

noun טֶבַע · téva · טִבְעִי · טִבְעֵנוּ · הַטֶּבַע

nature (the natural world and its order)
nature (essential characteristics) דניאלה ספקטור, גני גנים בואי אל גני גנים — תראי טבע שלי

טבע^²

/taˈva/ Modern Israeli

verb טָבַע · tavá · לטבוע · לִטְבֹּעַ · טְבִיעָה · טָבוּעַ

construction pa'al, intransitive to drown; to sink

In English

nature the natural world and its order
drown to be suffocated in fluid

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"טבע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%98%D7%91%D7%A2.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {טבע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%98%D7%91%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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