תָּקַףtâqaph
תָּקֵף: prevail over, overpower
Pronunciation: taw-kaf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8630
Meanings
Qal: one overpower him, id. (Ecclesiastes 4:12; Job 14:20; Job 15:24)
ᵑ7: grow strong
Pe`al: grow arrogant (Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:19)
Pa`el: make strong, stringent (Daniel 6:8)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Job 14:20 You always overpower them, and they pass from the scene. You disfigure them in death and send them away.
- Job 15:24 That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for battle.
- Ecclesiastes 4:12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
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).