טָפַח
ṭâphach · taw-fakh'
to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse achild (as promotive of growth);
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root; or perhaps a denominative from H2947 (טֵפַח), from dandling on the palms
to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse achild (as promotive of growth);
- to flatten out or extend (as a tent)
- figuratively, to nurse achild (as promotive of growth)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: span, swaddle.
Letters
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to surround and contain › to speak, the word › to separate and protect
To surround and contain that works to speak, the word that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of טָפַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- hath spanned1 · 50%
- those that i have swaddled1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.