תָּקַע
tâqaʻ · H8628 · Hebrew · 68 occurrences
Meanings
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To plunge, thrust, or drive, an action by which someone causes a sharp object to penetrate another object
ExamplesJudges 3:21 Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
Judges 4:21 But Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.
2 Samuel 18:14 Then Joab said, “I will not waste time here with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the midst of the oak.
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To clap hands or applaud, an action by which someone strikes the palms of their hands together in joy
ExamplesPsalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; Shout to God with a voice of joy.
Nahum 3:19 There is no relief for your collapse, Your wound is incurable. All who hear about you Will clap their hands over you, For upon whom has your evil not come continually?
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To strike hands in pledge, an action of striking one's palm against another's to show responsibility for that person's debts, usually regarded as unwise (striking of hands (in pledge))
ExamplesProverbs 17:18 A person lacking in sense shakes hands And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 22:26 Do not be among those who shake hands, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
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To fasten, nail, or impale, an action by which humans attach one object to another by securing it with a sharp tool
ExamplesJudges 16:14 So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven locks of his hair with the web]. And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the loom and the web.
1 Samuel 31:10 They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they nailed his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
1 Chronicles 10:10 They put his armor in the house of their gods and impaled his head in the house of Dagon.
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To pitch one's tent, an action by which humans erect a tent by securing it with tent pins
ExamplesGenesis 31:25 And Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen camped in the hill country of Gilead.
Jeremiah 6:3 “Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture, each in his place.
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to blow
An action by which wind blows objects from one place to another, or by which humans blow air into a wind instrument to produce a signal
ExamplesExodus 10:19 So the LORD shifted the wind to a very strong west wind, which picked up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust was left in all the territory of Egypt.
Joshua 6:4 “Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
Joshua 6:8 And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the LORD went forward and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
65 occurrences in 21 groups
- Not stated: they 14
- Not stated: you (more than one) 13
- Not stated: he, she or it 13
- Not stated (infinitive) 4
- Not stated (participle) 4
- Other words · 16 groups that occur once or twice (18) 18
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
25 occurrences in 10 groups
- שׁוֹפָרtrumpet 9
- כַּףpalm, hand 4
- תְּרוּעָהshout 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
56 occurrences in 26 groups
- בin/on/with+ שׁוֹפָרtrumpet 26
- בin/on/with+ חֲצֹצְרָהtrumpet 4
- בin/on/with+ הַרmountain 3
- Other words · 23 groups that occur once or twice (26) 26
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- לֹאnot 1
- סָבִיבround about, around, on every side 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- כַּףpalm, hand 1
- שׁוֹפָרtrumpet 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כֹּהֵןpriest 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שָׂנֵאto hate 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נִיme 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- בin/on/with 1
- כlike/as 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- σαλπίζω salpízō · G4537 · to play the trumpet, to sound a trumpet, a trumpet sounds
- σαλπίζω (salpízō, G4537) σαλπίζω specifically denotes trumpet-blowing (literal or figurative signal-giving), capturing the most prominent sense of תָּקַע (tâqaʻ, H8628) תָּקַע but not its broader range of striking/fastening actions (clap, fasten, pitch tent, thrust).
- πήγνυμι pḗgnymi · G4078 · to set up, to erect, to put up
- Greek πήγνυμι specializes in the tent-pitching sense of Hebrew תָּקַע's broader semantic range (which includes trumpet-blowing, striking, fastening generally); the correspondence is genuine but restricted to the 'pitch (tent)' component of the Hebrew polysemy.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- Bear002003003003
- This domain reflects a further sense of striking a hand in pledge to bear surety for another, found elsewhere in this word's range of occurrences rather than being illustrated by the citations sampled here.
- Impact002001001024
- This domain reflects a further sense of striking or smiting, found elsewhere in this word's range of occurrences rather than being illustrated by the citations sampled here.
- Attach002003001001
- This verb denotes fastening something in place, as in Genesis 31:25's account of Jacob having pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead.
- Move002002001012
- The verb also denotes driving something forward with force, as in Exodus 10:19's account of a strong west wind that picked up and drove the locusts into the Red Sea.
- Sounds002004001009007
- The verb also denotes sounding a trumpet blast, as in Numbers 10:3's instruction that the congregation gather when both trumpets are blown.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8628. taqa תָּקַע verb thrust, clap, give a blow, blast (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic…
תָּקַע verb thrust, clap, give a blow, blast (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic תְּקַע strike, blow horn; Ethiopic blow trumpet); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ת Gen 31:25 +, 1 singular וְתָקַעְתִּ֫י Jer 7:18, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular תִּקְעוּ Jeremiah 3:37 +, suffix וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ Exo 10:19, etc.; Imperative masculine plural תִּקְעוּ Hos 5:8 +; Infinitive absolute תָּקוֺעַ Jos 6:9, Jos 6:13; construct לִתְקוֺעַ Jdg 7:12, ׳כִּת Isa 18:3; Participle active תִּקֵעַ Pro 17:18 +, ect.; passive feminine תְּקוּעָה Isa 22:25; —
1 thrust, drive, weapon (accusative) into (ב) a person Jdg 3:21; Jdg 4:21; 2Sa 18:14, peg into (ב) something Isa 22:23, Isa 22:25 (compare Jdg 4:21); hence pitch a tent (accusative), i.e. drive its pegs: Gen 31:25 a Jer 6:3 ( + עַל against, in figure), accusative omitted Gen 31:25b; thrust, drive, beat (strands of hair together) בַּיָּחֵד Jdg 16:4, insert a; so Jdg 16:13 (so ᵐ5; compare GFMComm. and PAOS Oct, 1889, 176 ff.); thrust, drive locusts seaward (ה locative), Exo 10:19 (J); compare ׳ת בְּ 1Sa 31:10 of fastening bodies to wall, and similarly 1Ch 10:10 (but read in both הוֺקִיעוּ √ יקע Lag We Dr and modern).
2 give a blast, blow (German 'stossen'), with ב of instrument (usually horn or clarion) Jos 6:4, Jos 6:8, Jos 6:9, Jos 6:13 (twice in verse); Jos 6:16, Jos 6:20 (JE), Jdg 3:27; Jdg 6:34; Jdg 7:18 (twice in verse); Jdg 7:19-20, Jdg 7:14t., + Num 10:3-4, Num 10:8, Num 10:10 (P; see חֲצֹצְרָה), also Eze 7:14 (see תָּקוֺעַ below); ׳ת alone Jdg 7:20; Num 10:7 (P; opposed to חֵרִיעַ sound an alarm), with accusative תְּרוּעָה Num 10:5; Num 10:6; Num 10:6 (P; see חֲצֹצְרָה); with accusative of instrument Jdg 7:22; Hos 5:8; Isa 18:3; Jer 4:5; Jer 6:1; Jer 51:27; Joe 2:1, Joe 2:15; Psa 81:4, + תקעו Jos 6:9 (Kt; Qr תֹּקְעֵי).
3 strike, clap hands; in triumph, ׳ת עָלֶיךָ כַּף Nah 3:19, ׳ת כָ֑ף Psa 47:2; also (late) of gesture ratifying a bargain, specifically pledging oneself to become surety, only Proverbs (all || עַרַב): ׳ת כַּמֶּיךָ לַזָּר Pro 17:18; Pro 22:26; absolute Pro 11:15.
Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular
1 שׁוֺפָר יִתָּקַע Amo 3:6 if a horn be blown, compare ׳יִתּ ׳בְּשׁ Isa 27:13 it shall be blown (a blast shall be given) on a horn.
2 ׃ יִתֵָּקעַ לְיָדִי מִיהֿוּא Job 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand ?
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 5 entries
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.
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