Lexical Definition
תָּפֵל tâphêl (taw-fale') insipid H:A
from an unused root meaning to smear
foolish things, unsavoury, untempered.
- plaster (as gummy) or slime
- (figuratively) frivolity
adj
1) foolish, insipid
2) (BDB) tasteless, unseasoned
n m
3) whitewash
2a) meaning uncertain
See Greek: ἀφροσύνη
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. תָּפֵל adjective tasteless, unseasoned; — absolute ׳ת, as substantive Job 6:6 figurative of unsatisfying prophecies Lam 2:14 ( + שָׁוְא).
II. תָּפֵל noun [masculine] whitewash; — applied to wall, in Ezekiel's vision Ezek 13:10; Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:14; Ezek 13:15 figurative of false prophet Ezek 22:28.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 6:6 |
| Lamentations | 2:14 |
| Ezekiel | 13:10 · 13:11 · 13:14 · 13:15 · 22:28 |