Definition
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)
Traditional renderings: blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, × suretiship, thrust.
Traditional renderings: blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, × suretiship, thrust.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders תָּקַע:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
68 total
- Proverbs 22:26בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ · one who gives pledgesDo not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
- Isaiah 18:3וְכִתְקֹ֥עַ · soundsAll you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.
- Isaiah 22:23וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו · I will drive himI will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
- Isaiah 22:25הַתְּקוּעָ֖ה · drivenIn that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
- Isaiah 27:13יִתָּקַע֮ · will soundAnd in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 4:5וְתִקְעוּ · BlowAnnounce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
- Jeremiah 6:1תִּקְע֣וּ · Sound“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
- Jeremiah 6:3תָּקְע֨וּ · they will pitchShepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
- Jeremiah 51:27תִּקְע֨וּ · Blow“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
- Ezekiel 7:14תָּקְע֤וּ · They have blownThey have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.
- Ezekiel 33:3וְתָקַ֥ע · and blows…and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.
- Ezekiel 33:6תָקַ֤ע · to blowBut if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
- Hosea 5:8תִּקְע֤וּ · BlowBlow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!
- Joel 2:1תִּקְע֨וּ · BlowBlow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
- Joel 2:15תִּקְע֥וּ · BlowBlow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.
- Amos 3:6יִתָּקַ֤ע · soundsIf a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
- Nahum 3:19תָּ֤קְעוּ · applaudThere is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?
- Zechariah 9:14יִתְקָ֔ע · will soundThen the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.