Definition
a primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
Traditional renderings: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, × surely, surprise, take.
Traditional renderings: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, × surely, surprise, take.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders תָּפַשׂ:
- συλλαμβάνωsullambanō“to seize/conceive/help”56%
- ἐπιλαμβάνωepilambanō“to catch”12%
- καταλαμβάνωkatalambanō“to grasp”4%
- κρατέωkrateō“to grasp/seize”4%
- λαμβάνωlambanō“to take”4%
- ἀναβαίνωanabainō“to ascend”4%
- μένωmenō“to stay”4%
- ἅλωσιςhalōsis“capture”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
65 total
- Jeremiah 52:9וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ · [The Chaldeans] seizedThe Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
- Ezekiel 12:13וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ · and he will be caughtBut I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
- Ezekiel 14:5תְּפֹ֥שׂ · I may take hold…so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’
- Ezekiel 17:20וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ · and catch himI will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
- Ezekiel 19:4נִתְפָּ֑שׂ · he was trappedWhen the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 19:8נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃ · he was trappedThen the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
- Ezekiel 21:11לִתְפֹּ֣שׂ · to be graspedThe sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.
- Ezekiel 21:23לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃פ · and take them captiveIt will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.
- Ezekiel 21:24תִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃פ · you shall be takenTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your transgressions, so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand.
- Ezekiel 27:29תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י · who handleAll who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.
- Ezekiel 29:7בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם · When Israel took holdWhen Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
- Ezekiel 30:21לִתְפֹּ֥שׂ · to hold“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
- Ezekiel 38:4תֹּפְשֵׂ֥י · brandishingI will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
- Amos 2:15וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ · The archerThe archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
- Habakkuk 2:19תָּפוּשׂ֙ · overlaidWoe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”