חָטַףchâṭaph
catch, seize
Pronunciation: khaw-taf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2414
Meanings
Qal: seize, catching (Judges 21:21; Psalms 10:9)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Judges 21:21 When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wife!
- Psalms 10:9 Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).