טָפַל
ṭâphal · taw-fal'
properly, to stick on as apatch; figuratively, to impute falsely
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to stick on as apatch; figuratively, to impute falsely
- properly, to stick on as apatch
- figuratively, to impute falsely
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: forge(-r), sew up.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to surround and contain › to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads
To surround and contain that works to speak, the word of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of טָפַל 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- ye are forgers1 · 33%
- and thou sewest up1 · 33%
- have forged1 · 33%
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.