Taphaph תָּפַף
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| תָּפַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | taphaph |
| Strong's number | H8608 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to beat |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (1) |
Taphaph (Hebrew תָּפַף, Strong's H8608) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to beat”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to play or sound the timbrel, beat, play upon, drum (on a timbrel or other object)
1a) (Qal) playing (participle)
1b) (Poel) beating (participle)
1a) (Qal) playing (participle)
1b) (Poel) beating (participle)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | timbrels (1), tabering (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | playing tambourines (1), beat (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Taphaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 68:25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
Nahum
- Nahum 2:7And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).