טַף

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H2945

children — used 42 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

children tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

טַף²: n.m. children tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. coll. children (as going with quick, tripping steps; Ethiopic ጣፍ: Di 1251)—טַף Je 41:16 + 11 times; טָ֑ף 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. 𝔊, 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 בַּטָּ֑ף 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 20:13; 31:18 Ezr 8:21 Est 3:13; 8:11; the words מְתִים וְנָשִׁים וְהַטָּ֑ף Dt 2:34; 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 וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶם 2 Ch 31:18. 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 26).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 32 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: one[s] (25); little one[s] (6); your little (6).

In the verses

Numbers 31:18 · tree →

וְכֹל֙ הַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר הַחֲי֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃

Word for word: and all the.little one[s] among the women who not they.have.known lying of.a.male preserve.alive for yourselves

JPS 1917: But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

2 Chronicles 20:13 · tree →

וְכָ֨ל־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה גַּם־טַפָּ֖ם נְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ

Word for word: and all Judah [were].standing before Yahweh also one[s] their.little wives their and children their

JPS 1917: And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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