תּוֹעָפָה
tôwʻâphâh · to-aw-faw'
(only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3286 (יָעַף);
(only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: plenty, strength.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › to see and know › to speak, the word › to reveal, behold
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish that works to see and know that works to speak, the word that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תּוֹעָפָה 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- he hath as it were the strength2 · 50%
- and thou shalt have plenty1 · 25%
- the strength1 · 25%
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.