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Hebrew word study

תָּפַשׂtâphas — to manipulate, i.e. seize

Pronounced “taw-fas'”

to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably

Translated in the King James as: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, surely, surprise, take.

Appears 64 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 4:21 Genesis 39:12

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 5:13 Numbers 31:27

Deuteronomy — 4×

Deuteronomy 9:17 Deuteronomy 20:19 Deuteronomy 21:19 Deuteronomy 22:28

Joshua — 2×

Joshua 8:8 Joshua 8:23

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 15:8 1 Sam 23:26

1 Kings — 6×

1 Ki 11:30 1 Ki 13:4 1 Ki 18:40 1 Ki 20:18+ 2 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 8×

2 Ki 7:12 2 Ki 10:14 2 Ki 14:7 2 Ki 14:13 2 Ki 16:9 2 Ki 18:13 2 Ki 25:6+ 1 more in 2 Kings

2 Chronicles — 1×

Psalms — 2×

Psalms 10:2 Psalms 71:11

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 30:9 Proverbs 30:28

Isaiah — 2×

Isaiah 3:6 Isaiah 36:1

Jeremiah — 17×

Jeremiah 2:8 Jeremiah 26:8 Jeremiah 34:3 Jeremiah 37:13 Jeremiah 37:14 Jeremiah 38:23 Jeremiah 40:10 Jeremiah 46:9 Jeremiah 48:41 Jeremiah 49:16 Jeremiah 50:16 Jeremiah 50:24 Jeremiah 50:46 Jeremiah 51:32 Jeremiah 51:41 Jeremiah 52:9+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 12×

Ezekiel 12:13 Ezekiel 14:5 Ezekiel 17:20 Ezekiel 19:4 Ezekiel 19:8 Ezekiel 21:11 Ezekiel 21:23 Ezekiel 21:24 Ezekiel 27:29 Ezekiel 29:7 Ezekiel 30:21 Ezekiel 38:4

Amos — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

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