Quick Definition
to capture
Strong's Definition
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.
TWOT Reference: 2538
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) — to capture. 1) to catch, handle, lay hold, take hold of, seize, wield 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lay hold of, seize, arrest, catch 1a2) to grasp (in order to) wield, wield, use skilfully 1b) (Niphal) to be seized, be arrested, be caught, be taken, captured 1c) (Piel) to catch, grasp (with the hands)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Hold | verb qal
to take hold, to seize, to grasp = action by which humans take hold of other humans or objects with their hands
GEN 39:12 · DEU 9:17 · DEU 21:19 · 1KI 11:30 · PRO 30:28 · ISA 3:6 · EZK 29:7
Hold | verb qal
to handle, to wield, to play = action by which humans use a tool for an activity that they are skilled to carry out, such as a weapon or a musical instrument
GEN 4:21 · JER 46:9 · JER 46:9 · JER 50:16 · EZK 21:16 · EZK 27:29 · EZK 30:21 · EZK 38:4 · AMO 2:15
Control | verb qal, verb nif
to catch, to seize, to capture literally: to take hold of; hence: = action by which humans use cunning, physical power, or military power to take control of animals, other humans, a town, or a strategic place, against their will
NUM 5:13 · DEU 20:19 · DEU 22:28 · JOS 8:8 · JOS 8:23 · 1SA 15:8 · 1SA 23:26 · 1KI 13:4 · 1KI 18:40 · 1KI 18:40 · 1KI 20:18 · 1KI 20:18 · 2KI 7:12 · 2KI 10:14 · 2KI 10:14 · 2KI 14:7 · 2KI 14:13 · 2KI 16:9 · 2KI 18:13 · 2KI 25:6 · 2CH 25:23 · PSA 71:11 · ISA 36:1 · JER 26:8 · JER 34:3 · JER 34:3 · JER 37:13 · JER 37:14 · JER 38:23 · JER 40:10 · JER 48:41 · JER 50:24 · JER 50:46 · JER 51:32 · JER 51:41 · JER 52:9 · EZK 12:13 · EZK 17:20 · EZK 19:4 · EZK 19:8 · EZK 21:28 · EZK 21:29
Chastise | verb nif
Collocation: תפשׂ בִּמְזִמֹּות
to be caught in (one's own) schemes literally: to be caught in (one's own) schemes; hence: = process by humans become the victim of their own plans for hurting others
Despise | verb qal
Collocation: תפשׂ שֵׁם
to profane (someone's) name literally: to grasp (God's) name; hence: = action by which humans show total disrespect for a something that is considered holy and/or worthy of respect ◄ by words or actions that are not in line with the behavior that is associated with it
Dwell
to hold, to occupy literally: to hold (a certain place); hence: = state in which humans dwell in a certain place with the additional notion of being in control of that location and the intention to hold on to it
Think
Collocation: תפשׂ בְּלֵב
to take hold of (people's) hearts literally: to grasp (someone) by (their) heart; hence: = action by which deities take control of the thinking of humans and turn it into a different direction, against their will
Cover | verb qal ptc.pass
to be overlaid literally: to be held by (a layer of metal); hence: = state in which humans have covered an object with a layer of (precious) metal
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תָּפַשׂ vb. lay hold of, wield Qal lay hold of, seize
grasp in order to wield, wield, use skilfully
Niph. be seized, arrested, caught
Pi. a lizard thou mayest grasp with the hands
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