What does תָּקַע mean in the Bible?
e. ); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)".
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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תָּקַע H8628
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
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 blow 7× Joshua 6:4, Judges 7:18, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 51:27
blew 5× Joshua 6:16, Judges 7:20, 1 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 2:28
and blowing 3× Joshua 6:13, 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
. . . 2× Judges 7:20, Job 17:3
and hung 2× 1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Chronicles 10:10
Sound 2× Psalms 81:3, Jeremiah 6:1
sounded 2× Joshua 6:20, Judges 7:22
sounds 2× Isaiah 18:3, Amos 3:6
Then they blew 2× 1 Kings 1:39, 2 Kings 9:13
to blow 2× Judges 7:18, Ezekiel 33:6
When you sound 2× Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6
who blew 2× Joshua 6:9, Judges 6:34
will sound 2× Isaiah 27:13, Zechariah 9:14
you are to blow 2× 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 blew 1× Joshua 6:8
and blew them 1× Exodus 10:19
and blows 1× Ezekiel 33:3
and he blew 1× 2 Samuel 20:1
and plunged 1× Judges 3:21
and thrust them 1× 2 Samuel 18:14
applaud 1× Nahum 3:19
are to signal them 1× Numbers 10:6
are to sound 1× Numbers 10:8
But the trumpeter 1× Nehemiah 4:18
camped 1× Genesis 31:25
Clap 1× Psalms 47:1
continued to sound 1× Joshua 6:9
driven 1× Isaiah 22:25
had pitched 1× Genesis 31:25
he blew 1× Judges 3:27
I will drive him 1× Isaiah 22:23
if you have struck hands in pledge 1× Proverbs 6:1
indebtedness 1× Proverbs 11:15
is sounded 1× Numbers 10:4
one who gives pledges 1× Proverbs 22:26
She drove 1× Judges 4:21
So he blew 1× 2 Samuel 20:22
sounding 1× Joshua 6:13
strikes 1× Proverbs 17:18
They blew 1× Judges 7:19
They have blown 1× Ezekiel 7:14
they will pitch 1× Jeremiah 6:3
When both are sounded 1× Numbers 10:3
you are to sound long blasts 1× Numbers 10:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:25 תָּקַ֤ע to had pitched Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 31:25 תָּקַ֥ע to camped Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 10:19 וַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּ to and blew them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Numbers 10:3 וְתָקְע֖וּ to When both are sounded Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Numbers 10:4 יִתְקָ֑עוּ to is sounded Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 10:5 וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם to When you sound Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:6 וּתְקַעְתֶּ֤ם to When you sound Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:6 יִתְקְע֖וּ to are to signal them Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 10:7 תִּתְקְע֖וּ to you are to sound long blasts Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:8 יִתְקְע֖וּ to are to sound Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:25
Aligned rows 68
Books represented 23
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Numbers 8 Joshua 8 Judges 11 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 5 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 3 Hosea 1 Joel 2 Amos 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ 3x way·yiṯ·qə·‘ū Judges 7:19, 1 Kings 1:39, 2 Kings 9:13
וְתָקְע֖וּ 3x wə·ṯā·qə·‘ū Numbers 10:3, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13
יִתְקְע֖וּ 3x yiṯ·qə·‘ū Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:8, Joshua 6:4
וַיִּתְקַע֙ 2x way·yiṯ·qa‘ Judges 6:34, 2 Samuel 20:22
וַיִּתְקַ֤ע 2x way·yiṯ·qa‘ 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 18:16
וְתָק֥וֹעַ 2x wə·ṯā·qō·w·a‘ Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13
תִּקְע֣וּ 2x tiq·‘ū Psalms 81:3, Jeremiah 6:1
תִּקְע֨וּ 2x tiq·‘ū Jeremiah 51:27, Joel 2:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 8x Psalms 47:1, Psalms 81:3, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 6:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 6x Joshua 6:20, Judges 7:19, Judges 7:20, Judges 7:22
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Judges 3:27, Judges 6:34, 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 18:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 6x Joshua 6:16, 1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Chronicles 10:10, Jeremiah 6:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 5x Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:10, Judges 7:18
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 4x Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:8, Joshua 6:4
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Genesis 31:25, 1 Samuel 13:3, Ezekiel 33:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 3x Numbers 10:3, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. 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)
Source Gloss
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)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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) BDB: thrust Usage: blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, × suretiship, thrust.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 32
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×
Perfect 1Chr 10:10 · 1Sam 31:10 · Ezek 7:14 · Jer 6:3 · Josh 6:9 · Josh 6:16 · Nah 3:19 · 1Sam 13:3 · Ezek 33:6 · Gen 31:25 · Prov 6:1 12×
Sequential imperfect Hos 5:8 · Jer 4:5 · Jer 6:1 · Jer 51:27 · Joel 2:1 · Joel 2:15 · Ps 47:2 · Ps 81:4 8×
Imperfect Josh 6:4 · Num 10:4 · Num 10:6 · Num 10:8 · Num 10:7 · Zech 9:14 6×
Participle active Josh 6:9 · Prov 17:18 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Imperfect Amos 3:6 · Isa 27:13 · Job 17:3 3×
Word Origins
תָּקַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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