Define

• Hebrew: tō·w·ḏāh (תּוֹדָה) – thanksgiving, thank offering, confession of praise

• Greek: eucharistia (εὐχαριστία) – thanksgiving, gratitude

Related words

• yā·ḏāh - (יָדָה) – to give thanks, praise, confess (root verb)
• hō·w·ḏāh (הוֹדָה) – thanksgiving, praise (feminine noun variant)
• tə·hil·lāh (תְּהִלָּה) – praise, song of praise
• šîr tō·w·ḏāh (שִׁיר תּוֹדָה) – song of thanksgiving

Additional Info

• Occurs about 32 times in the Hebrew Bible
• In Psalm 50:14 used as the object of זְבַח: “Sacrifice to God thanksgiving”

Connections

• Leviticus 7:12–15 – תּוֹדָה as a specific type of זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים (thanksgiving peace offering) with accompanying unleavened cakes
• Psalm 116:17 – אֶזְבְּחָה לְךָ זֶבַח תּוֹדָה (“I will sacrifice to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving”)
• Psalm 50:23 – זֹבֵחַ תּוֹדָה יְכַבְּדָנְנִי (“He who sacrifices thanksgiving honors Me”)
• Jonah 2:9 – אֶזְבְּחָה־לְּךָ בְּקוֹל תּוֹדָה (“I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving”)
• Jeremiah 33:11 – קוֹל תּוֹדָה וְקוֹל מְשַׁבְּחִים (“the voice of thanksgiving and the voice of those who praise”)
• Hebrews 13:15 – θυσίαν αἰνέσεως διὰ παντὸς (“sacrifice of praise continually”) – New Testament parallel to thank offering as verbal praise