Words the Bible translates as tomb
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- taphosτάφοςa grave: the place where a dead body is laid, named from the act of burying it
- qeverקֶבֶרa grave: the place where a dead body is laid to rest
- mnēmeionμνημεῖονa tomb: the place where a dead body is laid to rest
- mnēmaμνῆμαa tomb: a grave or rock-cut burial chamber, named as the lasting marker of the person laid there
- qevurahקְבֻרָהthe burying of a dead body, and the grave or ground where the body is laid
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