Hebrew · H8628

תָּקַע

To clatter , i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)

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תָּקַעH8628

What does תָּקַע mean in the Bible?

תָּקַע is a Hebrew word meaning "to clatter , i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does תָּקַע mean in the Bible?

e. ); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)".

How does the BSB render H8628?

The BSB source-word alignment has 68 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include blow (7), blew (5), and blowing (3), . . . (2), and hung (2).

Where does תָּקַע appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (11), Joshua (8), Numbers (8), 2 Samuel (5).

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

blow7×Joshua 6:4, Judges 7:18, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 51:27

blew5×Joshua 6:16, Judges 7:20, 1 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 2:28

and blowing3×Joshua 6:13, 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13

. . .2×Judges 7:20, Job 17:3

and hung2×1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Chronicles 10:10

Sound2×Psalms 81:3, Jeremiah 6:1

sounded2×Joshua 6:20, Judges 7:22

sounds2×Isaiah 18:3, Amos 3:6

Then they blew2×1 Kings 1:39, 2 Kings 9:13

to blow2×Judges 7:18, Ezekiel 33:6

When you sound2×Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6

who blew2×Joshua 6:9, Judges 6:34

will sound2×Isaiah 27:13, Zechariah 9:14

you are to blow2×Numbers 10:10, 1 Kings 1:34

[So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web].1×Judges 16:14

and blew1×Joshua 6:8

and blew them1×Exodus 10:19

and blows1×Ezekiel 33:3

and he blew1×2 Samuel 20:1

and plunged1×Judges 3:21

and thrust them1×2 Samuel 18:14

applaud1×Nahum 3:19

are to signal them1×Numbers 10:6

are to sound1×Numbers 10:8

But the trumpeter1×Nehemiah 4:18

camped1×Genesis 31:25

Clap1×Psalms 47:1

continued to sound1×Joshua 6:9

driven1×Isaiah 22:25

had pitched1×Genesis 31:25

he blew1×Judges 3:27

I will drive him1×Isaiah 22:23

if you have struck hands in pledge1×Proverbs 6:1

indebtedness1×Proverbs 11:15

is sounded1×Numbers 10:4

one who gives pledges1×Proverbs 22:26

She drove1×Judges 4:21

So he blew1×2 Samuel 20:22

sounding1×Joshua 6:13

strikes1×Proverbs 17:18

They blew1×Judges 7:19

They have blown1×Ezekiel 7:14

they will pitch1×Jeremiah 6:3

When both are sounded1×Numbers 10:3

you are to sound long blasts1×Numbers 10:7

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 31:25תָּקַ֤עtohad pitchedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 31:25תָּקַ֥עtocampedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 10:19וַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּtoand blew themConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Numbers 10:3וְתָקְע֖וּtoWhen both are soundedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Numbers 10:4יִתְקָ֑עוּtois soundedVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 10:5וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖םtoWhen you soundConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:6וּתְקַעְתֶּ֤םtoWhen you soundConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:6יִתְקְע֖וּtoare to signal themVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 10:7תִּתְקְע֖וּtoyou are to sound long blastsVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:8יִתְקְע֖וּtoare to soundVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 31:25

Aligned rows68

Books represented23

Genesis2Exodus1Numbers8Joshua8Judges111 Samuel22 Samuel51 Kings22 Kings21 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Job1Psalms2Proverbs4Isaiah4Jeremiah4Ezekiel3Hosea1Joel2Amos1Nahum1Zechariah1

Source forms

וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙3xway·yiṯ·qə·‘ūJudges 7:19, 1 Kings 1:39, 2 Kings 9:13

וְתָקְע֖וּ3xwə·ṯā·qə·‘ūNumbers 10:3, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13

יִתְקְע֖וּ3xyiṯ·qə·‘ūNumbers 10:6, Numbers 10:8, Joshua 6:4

וַיִּתְקַע֙2xway·yiṯ·qa‘Judges 6:34, 2 Samuel 20:22

וַיִּתְקַ֤ע2xway·yiṯ·qa‘2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 18:16

וְתָק֥וֹעַ2xwə·ṯā·qō·w·a‘Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13

תִּקְע֣וּ2xtiq·‘ūPsalms 81:3, Jeremiah 6:1

תִּקְע֨וּ2xtiq·‘ūJeremiah 51:27, Joel 2:1

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural8xPsalms 47:1, Psalms 81:3, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 6:1

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural6xJoshua 6:20, Judges 7:19, Judges 7:20, Judges 7:22

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular6xJudges 3:27, Judges 6:34, 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 18:16

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural6xJoshua 6:16, 1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Chronicles 10:10, Jeremiah 6:3

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural5xNumbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:10, Judges 7:18

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural4xNumbers 10:4, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:8, Joshua 6:4

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular4xGenesis 31:25, 1 Samuel 13:3, Ezekiel 33:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural3xNumbers 10:3, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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