Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2954 |
|---|---|
| Word: | טָּפַשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | taphash |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | taw-fash' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) apparently to be thick 2. (figuratively) to be stupid |
| KJV Renderings: | be fat. |
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טָפַשׁ verb be gross (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el grow stupid, and derivatives; Aramaic טְפֵשׁ, for Hebrew שׁמן Isa 6:11, Ithpe`el be stupid; compare Assyrian ‰apâšu , be abundant, large, GuyJAS 1883, Août-Sept. 189) — metaphor טָפַשׁ כַּחֵלֶב לִבָּ֑ם Ps 119:70 their heart is gross, like fat.
רֻטֲפַשׁ verb quadriliteral intransitive grow fresh (Ges«GKC:56»§ 56; si vera lectio, transposed טרפשׁ [expanded from טָפַשׁ be wide, loose, delicate, compare especially Assyrian tapâšu , be fat, ZimBP 99 A FräZA iii. 55], compare Talmud טַרְפְּשָׁא fatty membrane, Syriac [untranscribed source text 5053] PS1527 thin flesh; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5054] be convalescent; but ׳ ר perhaps not original); — Perfect passive רֻטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֺ מִנֹּעַר Job 33:25 his flesh hath grown fresher than, etc.; read perhaps טפשׁ AltschüllerZAW vi (1886), 212, יטפשׁ Bi Bu compare Du.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Psalms 119:70
