Quick Definition
to prevail
Strong's Definition
to overpower
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: prevail (against).
TWOT Reference: 2542
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
תָּקֵף (ta.qaph) — to prevail. (Qal) to prevail over or against, overcome, overpower
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · תַּקִּיף · תֹּקֶף · תְּקַף · תְּקֹף
Strong | verb pe'al
to become strong = process by which a plant increases in strength and sturdiness, ≈ used figuratively to denote a king and his position of power
Control | verb qal
to overpower, to overwhelm = action by which humans and deities attack (other) humans with so much strength and/or intensity that that person will not be able to resist
Happen | verb pa
to enforce literally: to cause (a law) to be strong; hence: = causative action by which humans in a position of authority cause a law to be carried out as intended
Unwilling | verb pe'al
Collocation: רוּחַ תִּקְפַת
to be stubborn, to be obstinate literally: (one's) spirit is hardened; hence: = state in which humans are stubborn and unwilling to listen
1 ECC 6:10 MT-K שֶׁהַתְקִיף | MT-Q שֶׁתַּקִּיף = תַּקִּיף
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[תָּקֵף] vb. prevail over, overpower base