Original Language Studio
Deuteronomy 21:19
“Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
תָּפַשׂtâphas · taw-fas'
H8610 · Hebrew
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
- וְ — conjunction
- תָ֥פְשׂוּ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:21Genesis 39:12Numbers 5:13Numbers 31:27Deuteronomy 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.
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.