Taphar תָּפַר
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| תָּפַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | taphar |
| Strong's number | H8609 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to sew |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Taphar (Hebrew תָּפַר, Strong's H8609) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to sew”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to sew together
1a) (Qal) to sew, sew together
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to sew
1b2) sewing (participle)
1a) (Qal) to sew, sew together
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to sew
1b2) sewing (participle)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sewed (2), sew (2), together (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they sewed together (1), i have sewn (1), mend (1), women who sew (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Taphar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 3:7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
Job
- Job 16:15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 3:7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 13:18And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
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).