8610. taphas
Strong's Concordance
taphas: to lay hold of, wield
Original Word: תָּפַשׂ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: taphas
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-fas')
Definition: to lay hold of, wield
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to lay hold of, wield
NASB Translation
arrested (2), capture (2), captured (8), caught (5), grasp (1), grasps (1), handle (4), handled (1), hold (1), lay hold (1), lays hold (1), occupy (1), overlaid (1), play (1), profane (1), seize (5), seized (13), seizes (1), surely be captured (1), take (3), taken over (1), took (3), took hold (3), wielding (1), wields (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תָּפַשׂ verb lay hold of, wield ( = Late Hebrew תָּפַשׂ, תָּפַם, Aramaic תְּפַשׂ, תְּפַם); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ת 2 Kings 14:13 +, suffix consecutive וּתְפָשָׂהּ Deuteronomy 22:28, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְמּשֹׁ Isaiah 3:6, 1plural נִתְמְּשֵׂם 2 Kings 7:12, etc.; Imperative masculine plural תִּפְשׂוּ 1 Kings 18:40, etc.; Infinitive absolute תָּפשֹׁ Jeremiah 34:3; construct תְּפשֹׁ Ezekiel 14:5, לִתְמּשֹׁ Ezekiel 21:16; Ezekiel 30:21, suffix לְתָפְשָׂהּ Deuteronomy 20:19, etc.; Participle תֹּפֵשׂ Genesis 4:21 +, construct תֹּפְשִׂי Jeremiah 49:16 (Ges§ 90l), etc.; —

1 lay hold of, seize (with the hand), accusative of person, Genesis 39:12 (J; + בְּבִגְדוֺ), also (ב person) Isaiah 3:6; Deuteronomy 21:19; Jeremiah 37:14; Ezekiel 29:7 (in figurative; + ב instrumental); with ב of thing 1 Kings 11:30; Deuteronomy 9:17; arrest, catch, accusative of person 1 Samuel 23:26; 1 Kings 13:4; 1 Kings 18:40 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 26:8; Jeremiah 37:13; 2 Kings 14:13 2Chronicles 25:23; 2 Kings 25:6 = Jeremiah 52:9; Psalm 71:11; in phrase catch, capture alive (חַי), accusative of person Joshua 8:28 (JE), 1 Samuel 15:8; 1 Kings 20:18 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 7:12; 2 Kings 10:14 (twice in verse); seize city (accusative) Joshua 8:8 (JE), 2 Kings 14:7; 2 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 18:13 = Isaiah 36:1; Deuteronomy 20:9; Jeremiah 40:10; figurative Ezekiel 14:5 seize Israel (accusative) by (ב) their heart (terrorize them); Proverbs 30:9 seize (do violence to) the name (accusative) of my God; תָּפוּשׂ זָהָב Habakkuk 2:19 grasped (sheathed) in gold; מְרוֺם גִּבְעָה ׳ת Jeremiah 49:16 holding (occupying) the height of the hill.

2 grasp in order to wield, wield, use skilfully : grasp sword בַּכָּף Ezekiel 21:16 (accusative omitted), compare Ezekiel 30:21 (ב of sword), and especially participle: תִּפֵשׂ הַקֶּשֶׁת Amos 2:15, תֹּפֵשׂ כִנּוֺר Genesis 4:21 (J), מַגָּל ׳ת Jeremiah 50:16, תֹּפְשֵׂי מָגֵן Jeremiah 46:9a (strike out ׳ת Jeremiah 46:9b ᵐ5 Gie Co Du), מָשׁוֺט ׳ת Ezekiel 27:29, חֲרָבוֺת Ezekiel 38:4; even הַתּוֺרָה ׳ת Jeremiah 2:8 they that handle (deal with, are expert in) the law, הַמִּלְחָמָה ׳ת Numbers 31:27 (P) those skilled in war. — Jeremiah 34:8 see below

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִתְמַּשׂ Ezekiel 19:4, 2feminine singular נִתְמַּשְׂתְּ Jeremiah 50:24, etc.; Imperfect3feminine singular וַתִּתָּפֵשׂ Jeremiah 51:41, 2masculine singular תִּתָּפֵשׂ Jeremiah 34:3; Jeremiah 38:23, etc.; Infinitive construct לְהִתָּפֵשׂ Ezekiel 21:28; — be seized, arrested, caught (sometimes "" נִלְכַּד), subject person, Jeremiah 38:23 (ב instrumental), Jeremiah 50:24 (figurative of Babylonian ), also (with ב instrumental) Ezekiel 12:13; Ezekiel 17:20; Ezekiel 19:4,8 (both figurative of Israel), Ezekiel 21:29, and (without ב) Ezekiel 21:28; Numbers 5:13; + Infinitive absolute

Qal תָּפשֹׁ תִּתָּפֵשׂ Jeremiah 34:3; be seized, of fortress, city Jeremiah 48:41 (both "" נִלְכַּד), Jeremiah 50:46, compare Jeremiah 51:32; figurative Psalm 10:2 may they be caught in (ב) the devices which they have planned.

Pi`el Imperfect2masculine singular תְּתַמֵּשׂ Proverbs 30:28 a lizard thou mayest grasp with the hands (ב); — or read תִּתָּפֵשׂ Niph`al Imperfect 3 feminine singular, see De Toy.

I. תֹּ֫פֶת see תוף.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
catch, handle, lay, take hold on, over, stop, surely, surprise,

A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably -- catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, X surely, surprise, take.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם בתפשם וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּ וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי וְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣ם וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ וְתָפַ֥שׂ וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤י וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃ וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ וַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּ וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ וַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂ וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ וַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂ וָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙ וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ ואתפש ויתפש ויתפשה ויתפשו ויתפשום ויתפשם׃ ונתפש ונתפשם ותפש ותפשה ותפשו ותפשוהו ותפשי ותפשתי ותתפש ותתפשהו יִתְפֹּ֨שׂ יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ ׀ יתפש יתפשו כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם כתפשכם לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ לְתָפְשָֽׂם׃ לְתָפְשָׂ֗הּ לִתְפֹּ֣שׂ לִתְפֹּ֥שׂ להתפש׃ לתפש לתפשה לתפשם׃ נִתְפְּשָׂ֣ה נִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּ נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה נִתְפָּ֑שׂ נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃ נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃ נתפש נתפש׃ נתפשה נתפשה׃ נתפשו נתפשת תְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃ תְּפֹ֥שׂ תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂ תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃ תִּפְשׂ֣וּ ׀ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם תִּתָּפֵ֔שׂ תִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ תָּ֣פְשׂוּ תָּפַ֛שׂ תָּפֹ֣שׂ תָּפוּשׂ֙ תֹּפְשִׂ֖י תֹּפְשֵׂ֖י תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י תֹּפְשֵׂ֥י תֹּפֵ֥שׂ תפוש תפש תפשהו תפשו תפשום תפשום׃ תפשי תפשתם׃ תתפש תתפשו׃ bə·ṯā·p̄ə·śām betafeSam bəṯāp̄əśām kə·ṯā·p̄ə·śə·ḵem ketafeseChem kəṯāp̄əśəḵem lə·hit·tā·p̄êś lə·ṯā·p̄ə·śāh lə·ṯā·p̄ə·śām lehittaFes ləhittāp̄êś letafeSah letafeSam ləṯāp̄əśāh ləṯāp̄əśām liṯ·pōś litPos liṯpōś niṯ·pā·śāh niṯ·pā·śū niṯ·pāś niṯ·paśt niṯ·pə·śāh nitPas niṯpāś nitPasah niṯpāśāh nitPast niṯpaśt nitPasu niṯpāśū nitpeSah niṯpəśāh tā·p̄aś tā·p̄ə·śū tā·p̄ōś tā·p̄ūś taFas Tafesu taFos taFus tāp̄aś tāp̄əśū tāp̄ōś tāp̄ūś tə·p̄aś·tem tə·p̄ōś tə·ṯap·pêś tefasTem teFos təp̄aśtem təp̄ōś tetapPes təṯappêś tifSu tifSuhu tifSum tip̄·śū tip̄·śu·hū tip̄·śūm tip̄śū tip̄śuhū tip̄śūm tit·tā·p̄ê·śū tit·tā·p̄êś tittaFes tittaFesu tittāp̄êś tittāp̄êśū tō·p̄ə·śê tō·p̄ə·śî tō·p̄êś toFes tofeSei tofeSi tōp̄êś tōp̄əśê tōp̄əśî ū·ṯə·p̄ā·śāh utefaSah ūṯəp̄āśāh vaetPos vaiyitpeSeha VaiyitpeSem vaiyitpeSu vaiyitpeSum vaiyitPos vattitpeSehu vattittaFes venitPas venitpeSem vetaFas vetaFasti veTafesu vetifSuhu vetoFes vetofeSei wā’eṯpōś wā·’eṯ·pōś wat·tiṯ·pə·śê·hū wat·tit·tā·p̄êś wattiṯpəśêhū wattittāp̄êś way·yiṯ·pə·śe·hā way·yiṯ·pə·śêm way·yiṯ·pə·śū way·yiṯ·pə·śūm way·yiṯ·pōś wayyiṯpəśehā wayyiṯpəśêm wayyiṯpəśū wayyiṯpəśūm wayyiṯpōś wə·niṯ·paś wə·niṯ·pə·śêm wə·ṯā·p̄aś wə·ṯā·p̄aś·tî wə·ṯā·p̄ə·śū wə·ṯip̄·śū·hū wə·ṯō·p̄ə·śê wə·ṯō·p̄êś wəniṯpaś wəniṯpəśêm wəṯāp̄aś wəṯāp̄aśtî wəṯāp̄əśū wəṯip̄śūhū wəṯōp̄êś wəṯōp̄əśê yiṯ·pōś yit·tā·p̄ə·śū yitPos yiṯpōś yittafeSu yittāp̄əśū
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Genesis 4:21
HEB: אֲבִ֕י כָּל־ תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְעוּגָֽב׃
NAS: of all those who play the lyre
KJV: he was the father of all such as handle the harp
INT: was the father of all play the lyre and pipe

Genesis 39:12
HEB: וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ בְּבִגְד֛וֹ לֵאמֹ֖ר
NAS: She caught him by his garment, saying,
KJV: And she caught him by his garment,
INT: caught his garment saying

Numbers 5:13
HEB: וְהִ֖וא לֹ֥א נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃
NAS: witness against her and she has not been caught in the act,
KJV: and [there be] no witness against her, neither she be taken [with the manner];
INT: herself has not been caught

Numbers 31:27
HEB: הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ בֵּ֚ין תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים
KJV: into two parts; between them that took the war
INT: the booty between took the warriors went

Deuteronomy 9:17
HEB: וָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙ בִּשְׁנֵ֣י הַלֻּחֹ֔ת
NAS: I took hold of the two tablets
KJV: And I took the two tables,
INT: took of the two tablets

Deuteronomy 20:19
HEB: לְֽהִלָּחֵ֧ם עָלֶ֣יהָ לְתָפְשָׂ֗הּ לֹֽא־ תַשְׁחִ֤ית
NAS: against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy
KJV: in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy
INT: to make against to capture shall not destroy

Deuteronomy 21:19
HEB: וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ ב֖וֹ אָבִ֣יו
NAS: and mother shall seize him, and bring
KJV: and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out
INT: shall seize his father and mother

Deuteronomy 22:28
HEB: לֹא־ אֹרָ֔שָׂה וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ
NAS: is not engaged, and seizes her and lies
KJV: which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie
INT: is not engaged and seizes her and lies her and they

Joshua 8:8
HEB: וְהָיָ֞ה כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם אֶת־ הָעִ֗יר
NAS: Then it will be when you have seized the city,
KJV: And it shall be, when ye have taken the city,
INT: become have seized the city you shall set

Joshua 8:23
HEB: מֶ֥לֶךְ הָעַ֖י תָּ֣פְשׂוּ חָ֑י וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ
NAS: But they took alive the king
KJV: of Ai they took alive,
INT: the king of Ai took alive and brought

1 Samuel 15:8
HEB: וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ אֶת־ אֲגַ֥ג
NAS: He captured Agag the king
KJV: And he took Agag the king
INT: captured Agag the king

1 Samuel 23:26
HEB: וְאֶל־ אֲנָשָׁ֖יו לְתָפְשָֽׂם׃
NAS: David and his men to seize them.
KJV: and his men round about to take them.
INT: and his men to seize

1 Kings 11:30
HEB: וַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂ אֲחִיָּ֔ה בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥ה
NAS: Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak
KJV: And Ahijah caught the new garment
INT: took Ahijah cloak

1 Kings 13:4
HEB: הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֣ר ׀ תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדוֹ֙
NAS: saying, Seize him. But his hand
KJV: saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand,
INT: the altar saying Seize dried his hand

1 Kings 18:40
HEB: אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ לָהֶ֜ם תִּפְשׂ֣וּ ׀ אֶת־ נְבִיאֵ֣י
NAS: said to them, Seize the prophets
KJV: said unto them, Take the prophets
INT: said Elijah Seize the prophets of Baal

1 Kings 18:40
HEB: יִמָּלֵ֥ט מֵהֶ֖ם וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤ם אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙
NAS: of them escape. So they seized them; and Elijah
KJV: of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah
INT: escape they seized brought and Elijah

1 Kings 20:18
HEB: לְשָׁל֥וֹם יָצָ֖אוּ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֑ים וְאִ֧ם
NAS: out for peace, take them alive;
KJV: for peace, take them alive;
INT: peace have come take alive if

1 Kings 20:18
HEB: יָצָ֖אוּ חַיִּ֥ים תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃
NAS: out for war, take them alive.
KJV: for war, take them alive.
INT: have come alive take

2 Kings 7:12
HEB: מִן־ הָעִיר֙ וְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣ם חַיִּ֔ים וְאֶל־
NAS: out of the city, we will capture them alive
KJV: of the city, we shall catch them alive,
INT: out of the city will capture alive of

2 Kings 10:14
HEB: וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֔ים וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם
NAS: He said, Take them alive.
KJV: And he said, Take them alive.
INT: said Take alive took

2 Kings 10:14
HEB: תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֔ים וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּם
NAS: them alive. So they took them alive
KJV: them alive. And they took them alive,
INT: Take alive took alive and killed

2 Kings 14:7
HEB: עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים וְתָפַ֥שׂ אֶת־ הַסֶּ֖לַע
NAS: of Salt 10000and took Sela by war,
KJV: ten thousand, and took Selah by war,
INT: ten thousand and took Sela war

2 Kings 14:13
HEB: בֶּן־ אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ תָּפַ֛שׂ יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־
NAS: king of Israel captured Amaziah king
KJV: king of Israel took Amaziah king
INT: the son of Ahaziah took of Jehoash king

2 Kings 16:9
HEB: אֶל־ דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ קִ֑ירָה
NAS: Damascus and captured it, and carried [the people of] it away into exile
KJV: against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive
INT: against Damascus and captured and carried to Kir

2 Kings 18:13
HEB: יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃
NAS: cities of Judah and seized them.
KJV: cities of Judah, and took them.
INT: of Judah the fortified and seized

65 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8610
65 Occurrences


bə·ṯā·p̄ə·śām — 1 Occ.
kə·ṯā·p̄ə·śə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
lə·hit·tā·p̄êś — 1 Occ.
lə·ṯā·p̄ə·śāh — 1 Occ.
lə·ṯā·p̄ə·śām — 1 Occ.
liṯ·pōś — 2 Occ.
niṯ·pāś — 2 Occ.
niṯ·pā·śāh — 2 Occ.
niṯ·paśt — 1 Occ.
niṯ·pā·śū — 1 Occ.
niṯ·pə·śāh — 1 Occ.
tā·p̄aś — 2 Occ.
tā·p̄ə·śū — 1 Occ.
tā·p̄ōś — 1 Occ.
tā·p̄ūś — 1 Occ.
tə·p̄aś·tem — 1 Occ.
tə·p̄ōś — 1 Occ.
tə·ṯap·pêś — 1 Occ.
tip̄·śū — 1 Occ.
tip̄·śu·hū — 1 Occ.
tip̄·śūm — 3 Occ.
tit·tā·p̄êś — 2 Occ.
tit·tā·p̄ê·śū — 1 Occ.
tō·p̄êś — 1 Occ.
tō·p̄ə·śê — 5 Occ.
tō·p̄ə·śî — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·p̄ā·śāh — 1 Occ.
wā·’eṯ·pōś — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·pə·śe·hā — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·pə·śêm — 2 Occ.
way·yiṯ·pə·śū — 3 Occ.
way·yiṯ·pə·śūm — 2 Occ.
way·yiṯ·pōś — 4 Occ.
wat·tiṯ·pə·śê·hū — 1 Occ.
wat·tit·tā·p̄êś — 1 Occ.
wə·niṯ·paś — 2 Occ.
wə·niṯ·pə·śêm — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯā·p̄aś — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯā·p̄aś·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯā·p̄ə·śū — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯip̄·śū·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯō·p̄êś — 2 Occ.
wə·ṯō·p̄ə·śê — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·pōś — 1 Occ.
yit·tā·p̄ə·śū — 1 Occ.
















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