30:21 , sf. לְתָפְשָׂהּ Dt 20:1 9, etc.; Pt. תֹּפֵשׂ Gn 4:21 +, cstr. תֹּפְשִׂי Je 49:16 ( Ges § 90 1 ), etc.;— 1. lay hold of, seize (with the hand), acc. pers. Gn 39:12 ( J ; + בְּבִגְדוֹ ^), ב pers. Is 3:6 Dt 21:1 9; 22:28 Je 37:14 Ez 29:7 (in fig. ; + ב instr.); c. ב ^{rei 1 K}

11:30 Dt 9:1 7; arrest, catch , acc. pers. 1 S 23:26 1 K 13:4 18:40 ^(×2) Je 26:8 37:1 3, 2 K

14:13 = 2 Ch 25:2 3, 2 K 25:6 = Je 52: 9, ψ 71:11 ; in phrase catch, capture alive ( חַי ^),

acc. pers. Jos 8:23 (JE), 1 S 15:8 1 K 20:18 ^(×2) 2 K 7:12 10:14 ^(×2); seize city ( acc. ) Jos 8:8 (JE), 2 K 14:7 ; 16:9 18:13 = Is 36: 1, Dt 20:19 Je 40:1 0; fig. Ez 14:5 seize Isr.

( acc. ) by ( ב ) their heart (terrorize them); Pr 30:9 seize (do violence to) the name

( acc. ) of my God; תָּפוּשׂ זָהָב Hb 2:19 grasped (sheathed) in gold; ת׳ מְרוֹם גִּבְעָה Je 49:16 holding (occupying) the height of the hill . 2. grasp in order to wield,

wield, use skillfully: grasp sword בַּכָּף Ez 21:16 ( acc. om.), cf. 30:21 ( ב of sword),

and especially pt. : תֹּפֵשׂ הַקֶּשֶׁת Am 2:1 5, תֹּפֵשׂ כִּנּוֹר Gn 4:21 ( J ), ת׳ מַגָּל Je

50:16 , תֹּפְשֵׂי מָגֵן 46:9a ( del. ת׳ v 9 b G Gie Co D u), ת׳ מָשׁוֹט Ez 27:2 9, ת׳ חֲרָבוֹת 38: 4; even ת׳ הַתּוֹרָה Je 2:8 they that handle (deal with, are expert in)

the law , ת׳ הַמִּלְחָמָה Nu 31:27 ( P ) those skilled in war .— Je 34:3 v. infr. Niph.

Pf. 3 ms. נִתְפַּשׂ Ez 19: 4, 2 fs. נִתְפַשְׂתְּ Je 50:2 4, etc.; Impf. 3 fs. וַתִּתָּפֵשׂ 51:4 1,

2 ms. תִּתָּפֵשׂ Je 34: 3; 38:23 , etc.; Inf. cstr. לְהִתָּפֵשׂ Ez 21:2 8;— be seized,

arrested, caught (sometimes || נִלְכַּד ), subj. pers. , Je 38:23 ( ב instr.), 50:24 ( fig. of

Bab. ), also ( c. ב instr.) Ez 12:13 ; 17:20 ; 19:4 , 8 (both fig. of Israel), 21:29 , and

(without ב ^{) v} 28 Nu 5:1 3; + Inf. abs. Qal תָּפשֹׁ תִּתָּפֵשׂ Je 34: 3; be seized , of

fortress, city Je 48:41 ; 51:41 (both || נִלְכַּד ^{), 50:46, cf.} 51:3 2; fig. ψ 10:2 may they

be caught in ( ב ⁾ the devices which they have planned. Pi. Impf. 2 ms. תְּתַפֵּשׂ Pr

30:28 a lizard thou mayest grasp with the hands ( ב );—or read תִּתָּפֵשׂ ^{Niph. Impf. 3}

fs. , v. De Toy.

Ges W. Gesenius, Heb. Gram. ed. by Kautzsch; del. dele, strike out (also delet, delent ).

Gie F. Giessebrecht. P Priests Code or Narrative. infr. infra, below.

Bab. Babylonian. De Franz Delitzsch.