H2946: טָפַח
ṭâphach · pronounced taw-fakh' · “to extend”
Definition
to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse achild (as promotive of growth);
KJV translates it as: span, swaddle.
Word origin: a primitive root; or perhaps a denominative from H2947 (טֵפַח), from dandling on the palms
Extended definition
1) to extend, spread, trip, take quick little steps
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to spread out
1a2) to carry on the palms, dandle
1a3) to rear children
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to spread out
1a2) to carry on the palms, dandle
1a3) to rear children
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2946 is translated
- it spread out ×1
- i had given birth ×1
Bible verses with H2946 (ṭâphach)
Ṭâphach appears in 2 verses.
- Isaiah 48:13
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
- Lamentations 2:22
Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the Lord’s anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.