2945. taph

Lexicon

taph: Children, little ones, infants

Original Word: טַף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: taph
Pronunciation: tahf
Phonetic Spelling: (taf)
Definition: Children, little ones, infants
Meaning: a family

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

little children ones, families

From taphaph (perhaps referring to the tripping gait of children); a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) -- (little) children (ones), families.

see HEBREW taphaph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from taphaph
Definition
children
NASB Translation
children (11), girls* (1), infants (1), little children (2), little ones (27).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

טַף₄₂ noun masculine collective children (as going with quick, tripping steps; Ethiopic Di¹²⁵¹) — טַף Jeremiah 41:16 11t.; טָ֑ף Jeremiah 40:7 5t.; suffix טַמֵּנוּ Genesis 43:8 5t.; טַמְּכֶם Genesis 45:19 10t.; טַמָּם Genesis 34:29 6t.; never construct and never plural (in Genesis 47:24 omitted by ᵐ5, compare Di); — children, little ones, Genesis 34:29 (E) + 18 t. J E (Genesis Exodus Numbers), also Deuteronomy 1:39 8t. D (including Joshua 1:14; Joshua 8:35); P only Numbers 31:9,17,18, where note זָכָר בַּטָּ֑ף Numbers 31:17 = young boys, and הַטַף בַּנָּשִׁים Numbers 31:18 = young girls; also Judges 18:21; Judges 21:10; 2 Samuel 15:22; Jeremiah 40:7; Jeremiah 41:16; Jeremiah 43:6; Ezekiel 9:6; 2Chronicles 20:13; 31:18; Ezra 8:21; Esther 3:13; Esther 8:11; the words מְתִים וְנָשִׁים וְהַטָ֑ף Deuteronomy 2:34; Deuteronomy 3:6 including all inhabitants; so אֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּף Deuteronomy 31:12; Jeremiah 40:7; Jeremiah 43:6; טַף distinguished from בָּחוּר וּבְּתוּלָה Ezekiel 9:6; also from בְּנֵיהֶם2Chronicles 20:13, and from בְנֵיהֶם וּבְנוֺתֵיהֶם2Chronicles 31:18. **Note that the word includes (or implies) women as well as children, in following: Genesis 47:12; Exodus 12:37 (E), Exodus 10:10; Exodus 10:24 (J), Numbers 32:16; Numbers 32:17 (J E; compare Di on Numbers 32:26).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to trip or to take little steps.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1549: ἔθνος (ethnos) • often translated as "nation" or "people," can imply a collective group including families.
• G2992: λαός (laos) • meaning "people" or "nation," sometimes used to refer to a collective group including families.
• G3516: νηπιάζω (nēpiazō) • to be a child or infant, related to the concept of young children.
• G3793: ὄχλος (ochlos) • meaning "crowd" or "multitude," can include families with children.
• G3813: παιδίον (paidion) • specifically refers to a young child or infant.
• G4772: συγγενής (syngenēs) • meaning "kinsman" or "relative," can imply family connections.
• G4983: σῶμα (sōma) • meaning "body," sometimes used metaphorically for a group or family.
• G5043: τέκνον (teknon) • meaning "child," directly correlates with the concept of children within a family.

These Greek terms provide a broader understanding of familial and communal relationships in the New Testament, paralleling the Hebrew concept of "טַף" as it pertains to children and family units.

Usage: The word "טַף" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to children or young members of a family. It often appears in contexts where families are mentioned, emphasizing the presence and inclusion of children in various events or situations.

Context: The Hebrew term "טַף" (taf) is frequently used in the Old Testament to denote children or the younger members of a family. It is a collective term that can encompass infants, toddlers, and young children, highlighting their role within the family unit. The word is often found in narratives describing family groups, particularly in contexts of travel, migration, or communal gatherings. For example, in Genesis 47:12, Joseph provides for his father, his brothers, and all his father's household, including the "little ones" (טַף). Similarly, in Deuteronomy 1:39, the term is used to refer to the children of the Israelites who would enter the Promised Land. The use of "טַף" underscores the importance of children within the covenant community and their inclusion in the blessings and responsibilities of the family and nation.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּטָּ֑ף בטף הַטַּ֖ף הַטַּ֣ף הַטַּ֧ף הַטַּף֮ הַטָּֽף׃ הטף הטף׃ וְהַטַּ֔ף וְהַטַּ֨ף וְהַטָּ֑ף וְהַטָּֽף׃ וְטַ֨ף וְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔ם וְטַף֙ וְטַפְּכֶם֩ וְטַפְּכֶם֮ וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ וְטַפָּֽם׃ וָטָ֔ף וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ והטף והטף׃ וטף וטפכם וטפם׃ וטפנו ולטפנו טַ֣ף טַ֤ף טַפְּכֶ֑ם טַפְּכֶ֖ם טַפְּכֶ֣ם טַפְּכֶם֮ טַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ טַפֵּ֣נוּ טַפֵּֽנוּ׃ טַפָּ֑ם טַפָּ֖ם טַפָּ֧ם טַפָּם֙ טף טפכם טפם טפנו טפנו׃ לְטַפְּכֶ֔ם לְטַפְּכֶֽם׃ לְטַפְּכֶם֙ לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ לטפכם לטפכם׃ לטפנו׃ מִטָּֽף׃ מטף׃ baṭ·ṭāp̄ batTaf baṭṭāp̄ haṭ·ṭap̄ haṭ·ṭāp̄ hatTaf haṭṭap̄ haṭṭāp̄ lə·ṭap·pə·ḵem lə·ṭap·pê·nū letappeChem ləṭappəḵem letapPenu ləṭappênū miṭ·ṭāp̄ mitTaf miṭṭāp̄ taf ṭap̄ ṭap·pām ṭap·pə·ḵem ṭap·pê·nū tapPam ṭappām tappeChem ṭappəḵem tapPenu ṭappênū ū·lə·ṭap·pê·nū uletapPenu ūləṭappênū vaTaf vehatTaf veTaf vetapPam veTappeChem vetapPenu wā·ṭāp̄ wāṭāp̄ wə·haṭ·ṭap̄ wə·haṭ·ṭāp̄ wə·ṭap̄ wə·ṭap·pām wə·ṭap·pə·ḵem wə·ṭap·pê·nū wəhaṭṭap̄ wəhaṭṭāp̄ wəṭap̄ wəṭappām wəṭappəḵem wəṭappênū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 34:29
HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־ נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם
NAS: and all their little ones and their wives,
KJV: And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives
INT: their wealth and all their little and their wives captured

Genesis 43:8
HEB: אַתָּ֖ה גַּם־ טַפֵּֽנוּ׃
NAS: we as well as you and our little ones.
KJV: and not die, both we, and thou, [and] also our little ones.
INT: you well and our little

Genesis 45:19
HEB: מִצְרַ֜יִם עֲגָל֗וֹת לְטַפְּכֶם֙ וְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם וּנְשָׂאתֶ֥ם
NAS: of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives,
KJV: of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives,
INT: of Egypt wagons your little your wives and bring

Genesis 46:5
HEB: אֲבִיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־ טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־ נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם
NAS: Jacob and their little ones and their wives
KJV: their father, and their little ones, and their wives,
INT: Jacob their father and their little and their wives the wagons

Genesis 47:12
HEB: לֶ֖חֶם לְפִ֥י הַטָּֽף׃
NAS: according to their little ones.
KJV: according to [their] families.
INT: food according to their little

Genesis 47:24
HEB: בְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖ם וְלֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְטַפְּכֶֽם׃
NAS: and as food for your little ones.
KJV: and for food for your little ones.
INT: households food your little

Genesis 50:8
HEB: אָבִ֑יו רַ֗ק טַפָּם֙ וְצֹאנָ֣ם וּבְקָרָ֔ם
NAS: only their little ones and their flocks
KJV: house: only their little ones, and their flocks,
INT: and his father's but their little and their flocks and their herds

Genesis 50:21
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֖ם וְאֶֽת־ טַפְּכֶ֑ם וַיְנַחֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם
NAS: I will provide for you and your little ones. So he comforted
KJV: ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted
INT: I will provide and your little comforted and spoke

Exodus 10:10
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֖ם וְאֶֽת־ טַפְּכֶ֑ם רְא֕וּ כִּ֥י
NAS: I let you and your little ones go!
KJV: be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look
INT: if let and your little Take for

Exodus 10:24
HEB: יֻצָּ֑ג גַּֽם־ טַפְּכֶ֖ם יֵלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּכֶֽם׃
NAS: Even your little ones may go
KJV: be stayed: let your little ones also go
INT: be detained Even your little may go with

Exodus 12:37
HEB: הַגְּבָרִ֖ים לְבַ֥ד מִטָּֽף׃
NAS: on foot, aside from children.
KJV: [that were] men, beside children.
INT: men aside children

Numbers 14:3
HEB: בַּחֶ֔רֶב נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ יִהְי֣וּ לָבַ֑ז
NAS: Our wives and our little ones will become
KJV: that our wives and our children should be a prey?
INT: the sword our wives and our little will become plunder

Numbers 14:31
HEB: וְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
NAS: Your children, however, whom you said
KJV: But your little ones, which ye said
INT: your children whom said

Numbers 16:27
HEB: וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם וְטַפָּֽם׃
NAS: and their sons and their little ones.
KJV: and their sons, and their little children.
INT: their wives and their sons and their little

Numbers 31:9
HEB: מִדְיָ֖ן וְאֶת־ טַפָּ֑ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־
NAS: of Midian and their little ones; and all
KJV: captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil
INT: the women of Midian and their little and all their cattle

Numbers 31:17
HEB: כָל־ זָכָ֖ר בַּטָּ֑ף וְכָל־ אִשָּׁ֗ה
NAS: male among the little ones, and kill
KJV: every male among the little ones, and kill
INT: every male the little every woman

Numbers 31:18
HEB: וְכֹל֙ הַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: But all the girls who have not known
KJV: But all the women children, that have not known
INT: all children the women who

Numbers 32:16
HEB: פֹּ֑ה וְעָרִ֖ים לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃
NAS: and cities for our little ones;
KJV: and cities for our little ones:
INT: here and cities our little

Numbers 32:17
HEB: מְקוֹמָ֑ם וְיָשַׁ֤ב טַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י הַמִּבְצָ֔ר
NAS: them to their place, while our little ones live
KJV: them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell
INT: their place live our little cities the fortified

Numbers 32:24
HEB: לָכֶ֤ם עָרִים֙ לְטַפְּכֶ֔ם וּגְדֵרֹ֖ת לְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑ם
NAS: yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds
KJV: you cities for your little ones, and folds
INT: Build cities your little and sheepfolds your sheep

Numbers 32:26
HEB: טַפֵּ֣נוּ נָשֵׁ֔ינוּ מִקְנֵ֖נוּ
NAS: Our little ones, our wives,
KJV: Our little ones, our wives,
INT: our little our wives our livestock

Deuteronomy 1:39
HEB: וְטַפְּכֶם֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם
NAS: Moreover, your little ones who
KJV: Moreover your little ones, which ye said
INT: your little who said

Deuteronomy 2:34
HEB: מְתִ֔ם וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְהַטָּ֑ף לֹ֥א הִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּ
NAS: women and children of every
KJV: and the women, and the little ones, of every city,
INT: the men women and children no left

Deuteronomy 3:6
HEB: מְתִ֔ם הַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְהַטָּֽף׃
NAS: women and children of every
KJV: women, and children, of every city.
INT: the men women and children

Deuteronomy 3:19
HEB: רַ֠ק נְשֵׁיכֶ֣ם וְטַפְּכֶם֮ וּמִקְנֵכֶם֒ יָדַ֕עְתִּי
NAS: But your wives and your little ones and your livestock
KJV: But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle,
INT: But your wives and your little and your livestock know

42 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2945
42 Occurrences

baṭ·ṭāp̄ — 1 Occ.
haṭ·ṭāp̄ — 5 Occ.
lə·ṭap·pə·ḵem — 3 Occ.
lə·ṭap·pê·nū — 1 Occ.
miṭ·ṭāp̄ — 1 Occ.
ṭap̄ — 2 Occ.
ṭap·pām — 6 Occ.
ṭap·pə·ḵem — 5 Occ.
ṭap·pê·nū — 3 Occ.
ū·lə·ṭap·pê·nū — 1 Occ.
wā·ṭāp̄ — 1 Occ.
wə·haṭ·ṭāp̄ — 6 Occ.
wə·ṭap̄ — 2 Occ.
wə·ṭap·pām — 1 Occ.
wə·ṭap·pə·ḵem — 3 Occ.
wə·ṭap·pê·nū — 1 Occ.