H8608: תָּפַף
tâphaph · pronounced taw-faf' · “to beat”
Definition
to drum, i.e. play (as) on the tambourine
KJV translates it as: taber, play with timbrels.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to play or sound the timbrel, beat, play upon, drum (on a timbrel or other object)
1a) (Qal) playing (participle)
1b) (Poel) beating (participle)
1a) (Qal) playing (participle)
1b) (Poel) beating (participle)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8608 is translated
- playing tambourines ×1
- they are beating ×1
Bible verses with H8608 (tâphaph)
Tâphaph appears in 2 verses.
- Psalms 68:25
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
- Nahum 2:7
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.