and thou hast glued over mine iniquity
, i.e. glued it up, for safe keeping against the day of reckoning (
||
חָתֻם בִּצְרֹור פִּשְׁעִי
).
• טִפְסָר S 2951 TWOT 820 GK 3261 n. [ m. ] scribe, marshal ( if meaning correct, then Assyrian loan-word, from dupsarru , tablet-writer, scribe , v. Len Langue Primit. de la Chaldée, 365 Schr COT on Je 51:27 , Lotz TP 180; dupšarru , according to Dl HWB 227) — pl. sf. טַפְסְרַיִךְ Na 3:17 (as if from טַפְסֵר ) thy scribes, marshals , of high officials of Nineveh; abs. sg. פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר Je 51:27 appoint a marshal against her , i.e. against Babylon.—On military function of those skilled in writing cf. שֹׁטֵר .
•[טָפַף S 2952 TWOT 821 GK 3262 ] vb. trip, take quick little steps (cf. Arabic
طَفَّ
(
ṭaffa
)
pass by quickly
,
طَفَّافٌ
(
ṭaffāfun
)
light, brisk, quick
, of horse; poss.
cf.
Syriac
ܛܰܦܛܶܦ
(
ṭapṭep
)
flicker
)
—
Qal
Inf. abs.
טָפֹף
Is 3:16
הָלֹוךְ וְטָפֹף תֵּלַכְנָה
, of women of Jerusalem.
טַף S 2945 TWOT 821a GK 3251, 325242 n.m. coll. children ( as going with quick, tripping steps; Ethiopic ˜˜ ( ṭāf ) Di 1251) — טַף Je 41:16 + 11 times; טָ˜ף Je 40:7 + 5 times; sf. טַפֵּנוּ Gn 43:8 + 5 times; טַפְּכֶם Gn 45:19 + 10 times; טַפָּם Gn 34:29 + 6 times; never cstr. and never pl. (in Gn 47:24 om. Ö , cf. Di );— children, little ones , Gn 34:29 ( E ) + 18 times JE (Gn Ex Nu), also Dt 1:39 + 8 times D (incl. Jos 1:14 ; 8:35 ); P only Nu 31:9 , 17 , 18 , where note זָכָר בַּטָּ˜ף v 17 = young boys , and הַטַּף בַּנָּשִׁים v 18 = young girls; also Ju 18:21 ; 21:10 2 S 15:22 Je 40: 7; 41:16 ; 43:6 Ez 9:6 2 Ch 20:1 3; 31:18 Ezr 8:21 Est 3:1 3; 8:11 ; the words מְתִים וְנָשִׁים וְהַטָּ˜ף Dt 2:3 4; 3:6 incl. all inhabitants; so אֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּף Dt 31:12 Je 40: 7; 43:6 ; טַף distinguished from בָּחוּר וּבְתוּלָה Ez 9: 6; also from בְּנֵיהֶם 2 Ch 20:13 , and from בְּנֵיהֶם וּבְנֹותֵיהֶם 2 Ch 31:1 8. Note that the word includes (or implies) women as well as children, in foll.: Gn 47:12 Ex 12:37 ( E ), 10:10 , 24 ( J ), Nu 32:16 , 17 (JE; cf. Di on v 2 6).
Len F. Lenormant.
TP Tiglath-Pileser.