Original Language Studio
Job 14:20
“Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
תָּקַףtâqaph · taw-kaf'
H8630 · Hebrew
H8630 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to overpower
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- prevail (against).
- Grammar
- תִּתְקְפֵ֣ — verb Qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- הוּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 15:24Ecclesiastes 4:12Ecclesiastes 6:10
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 תָּקַף 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.