תְּקֵף
tᵉqêph · tek-afe'
to become (causatively, make) mighty or (figuratively) obstinate
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8630 (תָּקַף);
to become (causatively, make) mighty or (figuratively) obstinate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: make firm, harden, be(-come) strong.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to speak, the word
The mark, the covenant sign of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תְּקֵף 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and was strong2 · 40%
- and become strong1 · 20%
- hardened1 · 20%
- and to make a firm1 · 20%
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.