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Lexicon :: Strong's H2946 - ṭāp̄aḥ

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טָפַח
Transliteration
ṭāp̄aḥ
Pronunciation
taw-fakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 821

Strong’s Definitions

טָפַח ṭâphach, taw-fakh'; a primitive root; or perhaps a denominative from H2947, from dandling on the palms to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse a child (as promotive of growth);:—span, swaddle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2946 in the following manner: span (1x), swaddle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2946 in the following manner: span (1x), swaddle (1x).

  1. to extend, spread, trip, take quick little steps

    1. (Piel)

      1. to spread out

      2. to carry on the palms, dandle

      3. to rear children

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָפַח ṭâphach, taw-fakh'; a primitive root; or perhaps a denominative from H2947, from dandling on the palms to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse a child (as promotive of growth);:—span, swaddle.
STRONGS H2946: Abbreviations
† [טָפַח] verb extend, spread (Arabic bdb038106 be full to overflowing, abound; Aramaic bdb038107 extend, spread; טְפוּחָא a step, foot-length; Late Hebrew טֶפַח a span (compare טֶפַח below)) —
Pi. Perfect טִפְּחָה Isaiah 48:13; טִפַּחְתִּי Lamentations 2:22; —
1. spread out the heavens Isaiah 48:13 (|| יָֽֽֽסְדָה ארץ).
2. denominative from טֶפַח carry on the palms, dandle Lamentations 2:22 (|| רִבִּיתִי I have brought up, reared).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Isaiah

48:13; 48:13

Lamentations

2:22; 2:22

H2946

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2946 matches the Hebrew טָפַח (ṭāp̄aḥ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:13 - It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth,
my right hand that spread out the heavens above.
When I call out the stars,
they all appear in order.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:22 - “You have invited terrors from all around,
as though you were calling them to a day of feasting.
In the day of the LORD’s anger,
no one has escaped or survived.
The enemy has killed all the children
whom I carried and raised.”
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