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1 Samuel 15:8

“And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

תָּפַשׂtâphas · taw-fas'
H8610 · Hebrew

Definition: to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:21 Genesis 39:12 Numbers 5:13 Numbers 31:27 Deuteronomy 9:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תָּפַשׂ here.

Verse 7 Verse 9

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.