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Lexicon :: Strong's H8628 - tāqaʿ

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תָּקַע
Transliteration
tāqaʿ
Pronunciation
taw-kah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2541

Strong’s Definitions

תָּקַע tâqaʻ, taw-kah'; a primitive root; to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping):—blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, × suretiship, thrust.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x

The KJV translates Strong's H8628 in the following manner: blow (46x), fasten (5x), strike (4x), pitch (3x), thrust (2x), clap (2x), sounded (2x), cast (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x
The KJV translates Strong's H8628 in the following manner: blow (46x), fasten (5x), strike (4x), pitch (3x), thrust (2x), clap (2x), sounded (2x), cast (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
  1. to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast

    1. (Qal)

      1. to thrust, drive (of weapon)

      2. to give a blast, give a blow

      3. to strike or clap hands

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be blown, blast (of horn)

      2. to strike or pledge oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּקַע tâqaʻ, taw-kah'; a primitive root; to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping):—blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, × suretiship, thrust.
STRONGS H8628: Abbreviations
תָּקַע verb thrust, clap, give a blow, blast (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic תְּקַע strike, blow horn; Ethiopic bdb107503 blow trumpet); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ת׳ Genesis 31:25 +, 1st person singular וְתָקַעְתִּ֫י Jeremiah 7:18, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular תִּקְעוּ Jeremiah 3:37 +, suffix וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ Exodus 10:19, etc.; Imperative masculine plural תִּקְעוּ Hosea 5:8 +; Infinitive absolute תָּקוֺעַ Joshua 6:9, 13; construct לִתְקוֺעַ Judges 7:12, כִּת׳ Isaiah 18:3; Participle active תִּקֵעַ Proverbs 17:18 +, ect.; passive feminine תְּקוּעָה Isaiah 22:25; —
1. thrust, drive, weapon (accusative) into (ב) a person Judges 3:21; Judges 4:21; 2 Samuel 18:14, peg into (ב) something Isaiah 22:23, 25 (compare Judges 4:21); hence pitch a tent (accusative), i.e. drive its pegs: Genesis 31:25a Jeremiah 6:3 (+ עַל against, in figure), accusative omitted Genesis 31:25b; thrust, drive, beat (strands of hair together) בַּיָּחֵד Judges 16:4, insert a; so Judges 16:13 (so Greek Version of the LXX; compare GFMComm. and PAOS Oct, 1889, 176 ff.); thrust, drive locusts seaward (ה locative), Exodus 10:19 (J); compare בְּ ת׳ 1 Samuel 31:10 of fastening bodies to wall, and similarly 1 Chronicles 10:10 (but read in both הוֺקִיעוּיקע Lag We Dr and modern).
2. give a blast, blow (German 'stossen'), with ב of instrument (usually horn or clarion) Joshua 6:4, 8, 9, 13 (twice in verse); Joshua 6:16, 20 (JE), Judges 3:27; Judges 6:34; Judges 7:18 (twice in verse); Judges 7:19, 20 + 14 times, + Numbers 10:3, 4, 8, 10 (P; see חֲצֹצְרָה), also Ezekiel 7:14 (see תָּקוֺעַ below); ת׳ alone Judges 7:20; Numbers 10:7 (P; opposed to חֵרִיעַ sound an alarm), with accusative תְּרוּעָה Numbers 10:5; Numbers 10:6; Numbers 10:6 (P; see חֲצֹצְרָה); with accusative of instrument Judges 7:22; Hosea 5:8; Isaiah 18:3; Jeremiah 4:5; Jeremiah 6:1; Jeremiah 51:27; Joel 2:1, 15; Psalm 81:4, + תקעו Joshua 6:9 (Kt; Qr תֹּקְעֵי).
3. strike, clap hands; in triumph, כַּף עָלֶיךָ ת׳ Nahum 3:19, כָ֑ף ת׳ Psalm 47:2; also (late) of gesture ratifying a bargain, specifically pledging oneself to become surety, only Proverbs (all || עַרַב): לַזָּר כַּמֶּיךָ ת׳ Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 22:26; absolute Proverbs 11:15.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular.
1. יִתָּקַע שׁוֺפָר Amos 3:6 if a horn be blown, compare בְּשׁ׳ יִתּ׳ Isaiah 27:13 it shall be blown (a blast shall be given) on a horn.
2. מִיהֿוּא לְיָדִי יִתֵָּֽֽֽקעַ ׃ Job 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand ?
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:25; 31:25; 31:25

Exodus

10:19; 10:19

Numbers

10:3; 10:4; 10:5; 10:6; 10:6; 10:7; 10:8; 10:10

Joshua

6:4; 6:8; 6:9; 6:9; 6:9; 6:13; 6:13; 6:16; 6:20

Judges

3:21; 3:27; 4:21; 4:21; 6:34; 7:12; 7:18; 7:19; 7:20; 7:20; 7:22; 16:4; 16:13

1 Samuel

31:10

2 Samuel

18:14

1 Chronicles

10:10

Job

17:3

Psalms

47:2; 81:4

Proverbs

11:15; 17:18; 17:18; 22:26

Isaiah

18:3; 18:3; 22:23; 22:25; 22:25; 27:13

Jeremiah

4:5; 6:1; 6:3; 7:18; 51:27

Ezekiel

7:14

Hosea

5:8; 5:8

Joel

2:1; 2:15

Amos

3:6

Nahum

3:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8628 matches the Hebrew תָּקַע (tāqaʿ),
which occurs 70 times in 62 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Jer 6:1–Zec 9:14)

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:1 - Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin,
from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem,
for disaster looms out of the north,
and great destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her;
they shall pitch their tents around her;
they shall pasture, each in his place.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:27 - “Set up a standard on the earth;
blow the trumpet among the nations;
prepare the nations for war against her;
summon against her the kingdoms,
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz;
appoint a marshal against her;
bring up horses like bristling locusts.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:14 - “They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:3 - and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:6 - But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:8 - Blow the horn in Gibeah,
the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound the alarm at Beth-aven;
we follow you,[fn] O Benjamin!
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:1 - Blow a trumpet in Zion;
sound an alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near,
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:15 - Blow the trumpet in Zion;
consecrate a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:6 - Is a trumpet blown in a city,
and the people are not afraid?
Does disaster come to a city,
unless the LORD has done it?
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:19 - There is no easing your hurt;
your wound is grievous.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands over you.
For upon whom has not come
your unceasing evil?
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 - Then the LORD will appear over them,
and his arrow will go forth like lightning;
the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.

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