Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #2414 - חָטַף chataph

Original Word:	חָטַף
Transliteration:	chataph
Phonetic Spelling:	(khaw-taf')
Definition:	to catch, seize
Part of Speech:	Verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

catch

A primitive root; to clutch; hence, to seize as a prisoner -- catch.

Englishman's Concordance

1) (Qal) to catch, seize
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 642

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָטַףverbcatch, seize (Arabic

; compare Assyrian ta—‰îpu, oppression, Dl^{Pr 181}; Late Hebrew חָטַף, Aramaic

seize, חֲטַףdo hurriedly) —

QalPerfectוַחֲטַפְתֶּם consecutive Judges 21:21 literally, seize wives; Imperfectיַחֲטֹף עָנִיPsalm 10:9; Infinitiveלַחֲטוֺף עָנִיPsalm 10:9 both figurative of oppressor catching the distressed; all followed by accusative

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2414. חָטַף (chataph) — 3 Occurrences

Judges 21:21
HEB:מִן־ הַכְּרָמִ֔ים וַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: and each of you shall catch his wife
KJV: of the vineyards, and catch you every man
INT: out of the vineyards shall catch and each his wife

Psalm 10:9
HEB:בְסֻכֹּ֗ה יֶ֭אֱרֹב לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף
NAS: He lurks to catch the afflicted;
KJV: he lieth in wait to catch the poor:
INT: his lair lurks to catch the afflicted catches

Psalm 10:9
HEB:לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ
NAS: the afflicted; He catches the afflicted
KJV: the poor: he doth catch the poor,
INT: to catch the afflicted catches the afflicted draws

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