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Numbers 32:26
“Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
טַףṭaph · taf
H2945 · Hebrew
H2945 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)
- Derivation
- from H2952 (טָפַף) (perhaps referring to the tripping gait of children);
- KJV renderings
- (little) children (ones), families.
- Grammar
- טַפֵּ֣ — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- נוּ — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 34:29Genesis 43:8Genesis 45:19Genesis 46:5Genesis 47:12
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 טַף 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.