טָפַף
ṭâphaph · H2952 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to mince or walk seductively
To walk in a distinctive manner to call attention to one's presumed attractiveness
ExamplesIsaiah 3:16 Moreover, the LORD said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And jingle the anklets on their feet,
How it’s used
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Near synonyms 2 words
- הָלַךְ hâlak · H1980 · to move, to go, to walk
- הָלַךְ is the general term for walking or going; טָפַף specifically denotes mincing or taking small, affected steps (as in Isaiah 3:16), a manner of walking that is stylistically marked rather than neutral locomotion.
- צָעַד tsâʻad · H6805 · to take a step, to tread, to march
- צָעַד denotes stepping or marching with a focus on the gait or stride; טָפַף specifies a mincing, dainty walk with short steps, typically with connotations of affectation or vanity.
Semantic domains 1 entry
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- טָפַף describes taking short, mincing steps, a distinctive gait, as the haughty daughters of Zion walking along with mincing steps (Isaiah 3:16).
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2952. taphaph [טָפַף] verb trip, take quick little steps (compare Arabic pass by…
[טָפַף] verb trip, take quick little steps (compare Arabic pass by quickly, light, brisk, quick, of horse; possibly compare Syriac flicker) —
Qal Infinitive absolute טָפֹף Isa 3:16 תֵּלַכְנָה וְטָפֹף הָלוֺךְ, of women of Jerusalem.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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