Hebrew · Strong's H2414
חָטַף
chataphkhaw-taf'
to clutch
1890 spelling: châṭaph
Gematria 97· 817 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to clutch; hence, to seize as aprisoner
Rendered in the KJV as
catch.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥ם1
- יַחְטֹ֥ף1
- לַחֲט֣וֹף1
How it is rendered · 3
- and you will seize1
- he seizes1
- to seize1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- Hc/Vqq2mp1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
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- Hc/Vqq2mp · 1
- HR/Vqcc · 1
- HVqi3ms · 1
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Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 10:9לַחֲט֣וֹףlachatofpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.here: to seize
- Psalms 10:9יַחְטֹ֥ףyachtofverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.here: he seizes