Strong's Lexicon

H8609

H8609 — תָּפַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtapharverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 2537

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8609
Word:תָּפַר
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:taphar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:taw-far'
Meaning:1. to sew
KJV Renderings:(women that) sew (together).

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[תָּפַר] verb sew together (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic תְּפַר); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּתְפְרוּ Gen 3:7 ( J ) they sewed together fig-leaves (accusative); Perfect 1 singular תָּפַ֫רְתִּי Job 16:15, with accusative + עֲלֵי, sackcloth I have sewed upon my skin; Infinitive construct עֵת לִתְפּוֺר Eccl 3:6 a time to sew together (opposed to קָרַע).
Pi`el Participle as substantive feminine plural מְתַפְּרוֺת Ezek 13:18 those who keep sewing, with accusative + עַל.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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