What does תָּקַע · כַּף mean in the Bible?
תָּקַע · כַּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "among those who strike hands, give pledge, clasp hands in agreement".
Hebrew · H8628, H3709
בְּתֹקְעֵי כָף
To clatter , i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping) · the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
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תָּקַעH8628to clatter , i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
כַּףH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
What does בְּתֹקְעֵי כָף (betoqei kaf) mean in the Bible?
תָּקַע · כַּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "among those who strike hands, give pledge, clasp hands in agreement".
Full entry for בְּתֹקְעֵי כָף (H8628, H3709) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8628, H3709?
H8628, H3709 is connected to 265 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. among those who strike hands, give pledge, clasp hands in agreement
Source Gloss
among those who strike hands, give pledge, clasp hands in agreement
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms32
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense28×
Perfect1Chr 10:10 · 1Sam 31:10 · Ezek 7:14 · Jer 6:3 · Josh 6:9 · Josh 6:16 · Nah 3:19 · 1Sam 13:3 · Ezek 33:6 · Gen 31:25 · Prov 6:112×
Sequential imperfectHos 5:8 · Jer 4:5 · Jer 6:1 · Jer 51:27 · Joel 2:1 · Joel 2:15 · Ps 47:2 · Ps 81:48×
ImperfectJosh 6:4 · Num 10:4 · Num 10:6 · Num 10:8 · Num 10:7 · Zech 9:146×
Participle activeJosh 6:9 · Prov 17:182×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action3×
ImperfectAmos 3:6 · Isa 27:13 · Job 17:33×
Word Origins
בְּתֹקְעֵי כָף is a primitive root - no further derivation.