תַּבְנִית

n.f. construction, pattern, figure—תּ׳ abs. 1 Ch 28:19; cstr. Ex 25:9(×2) + 14 times + Ez 8:10 (del. Co); תַּבְנִיתוֹ 2 K 16:10, תַּבְנִיתָם Ex 25:40;— app. originally construction, structure, yet only P & late: תַּבְנִית מִזְבַּח י׳ Jos 22:28; cf. ψ 144:12 in sim. בְּנוֹתֵינוּ כִזָוִיּוֹת מְחֻטָּבוֹת תּ׳ הֵיכָל carved according to the construction of a palace, palace-fashion. pattern, according to which anything is to be constructed (P & late), of tabernacle Ex 25:9, utensils of tab. v 9, 40; an alter 2 K 16:10 תַּבְנִיתוֹ לְכָל־מַעֲשֵׂהוּ (disting. from דְּמוּת); temple 1 Ch 28:11 cf. v 12; chariot, i.e. cherubim 1 Ch 28:18; מַלְאֲכוֹת הַתּ׳ 1 Ch 28:19 i.e. objects of which the pattern is given. figure, image, Hex only D, of idols in form of animals Dt 4:16, 17(×2), 18(×2); elsewhere late Is 44:13 Ez 8:10 (del. B Co) ψ 106:20; cf. תּ׳ יָד Ez 8:3; 10:8 i.e. something like a hand.