Hebrew word

tâphas

taw-fas'

תָּפַשׂ

What it means

to manipulate, i.e. seize

to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

took16
take9
taken9
hold7
handle5
caught3
surprised2
handleth2

Every place it appears 60

Genesis4:21 39:12

Numbers31:27

Deuteronomy9:17 20:19 21:19 22:28

Joshua8:8 8:23

1 Samuel15:8 23:26

1 Kings11:30 13:4 18:40 20:18

2 Kings7:12 10:14 14:7 14:13 16:9 18:13 25:6

2 Chronicles25:23

Psalms10:2 71:11

Proverbs30:9 30:28

Isaiah3:6

Jeremiah2:8 26:8 34:3 37:13 37:14 38:23 46:9 48:41 49:16 50:16 50:24 50:46 51:32 51:41 52:9

Ezekiel12:13 14:5 17:20 19:4 19:8 21:24 27:29 29:7 30:21 38:4

Amos2:15

Habakkuk2:19

tâphas — Hebrew word meaning “to manipulate, i.e. seize”