What does תֹּף (tōp) mean in the Bible?
תֹּף (tōp): Percussion instrument of celebration and worship, especially associated with women's rejoicing and religious festivals
Hebrew · H8596
תֹּף
A tambourine
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תֹּף H8596
Pronunciation tōp
What does תֹּף (tōp) mean in the Bible?
תֹּף (tōp): Percussion instrument of celebration and worship, especially associated with women's rejoicing and religious festivals
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8596?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tambourines (4), with tambourines (4), with tambourine (2), a tambourine (1), and settings (1).
Where does תֹּף (tōp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (3), 1 Samuel (2), Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It tambourines 4× 1 Samuel 10:5, 2 Samuel 6:5, Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 24:8
with tambourines 4× Genesis 31:27, Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 1 Chronicles 13:8
with tambourine 2× Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:4
a tambourine 1× Exodus 15:20
and settings 1× Ezekiel 28:13
and with tambourines 1× 1 Samuel 18:6
the tambourine 1× Psalms 81:2
the tambourines 1× Isaiah 30:32
to the tambourine 1× Job 21:12
your tambourines 1× Jeremiah 31:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:27 בְּתֹ֥ף to with tambourines Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 15:20 הַתֹּ֖ף to a tambourine Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 15:20 בְּתֻפִּ֖ים to with tambourines Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Judges 11:34 בְתֻפִּ֖ים to with tambourines Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 10:5 וְתֹף֙ to tambourines Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 18:6 בְּתֻפִּ֥ים to and with tambourines Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 6:5 וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים to tambourines Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 13:8 וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים to with tambourines Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Job 21:12 כְּתֹ֣ף to to the tambourine Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 81:2 תֹ֑ף to the tambourine Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:27
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בְּתֹ֥ף 2x bə·ṯōp̄ Genesis 31:27, Psalms 149:3
בְּתֻפִּ֖ים 2x bə·ṯup·pîm Exodus 15:20, Isaiah 30:32
וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים 2x ū·ḇə·ṯup·pîm 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8
בְתֹ֣ף 1x ḇə·ṯōp̄ Psalms 150:4
בְתֻפִּ֖ים 1x ḇə·ṯup·pîm Judges 11:34
בְּתֻפִּ֥ים 1x bə·ṯup·pîm 1 Samuel 18:6
הַתֹּ֖ף 1x hat·tōp̄ Exodus 15:20
וְתֹף֙ 1x wə·ṯōp̄ 1 Samuel 10:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 4x Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 18:6, Isaiah 30:32
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 31:27, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8
Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 81:2, Isaiah 5:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 15:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 10:5
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 24:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 31:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Percussion instrument of celebration and worship, especially associated with women's rejoicing and religious festivals
Source Gloss
a tambourine
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Percussion instrument of celebration and worship, especially associated with women's rejoicing and religious festivals
a tambourine BDB: timbrel Usage: tabret, timbrel.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֹּף is built from this root:
תָּפַף H8608
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain