Lexical Definition
תּוֹעָפָה tôwʻâphâh (to-aw-faw') peak H:N-F
from יָעַף
plenty, strength.
- (only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed
1) eminence, lofty horns, summit
1a) eminence (of towering horns, peaks, silver)
See Greek: δόξα · πυρόω · ὕψος
Usage: 3 forms in 4 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[תּוֺעָפָה] noun feminine eminence; of towering horns (? see Di) כְּתוֺעֲפֹת רְאֵם לוֺ Num 23:22; Num 24:8, simile of strength of Israel; of peaks תּוֺעֲפוֺת הָרִים לוֺ Ps 95:4 (|| מֶחְקְרֵיאָֿ֑רֶץ); of silver Job 22:25 כֶּסֶף תּוֺעָפוֺת לָ֑ךְ, very dubious, perhaps heaps or bars (ingots).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 23:22 · 24:8 |
| Job | 22:25 |
| Psalms | 95:4 |