Lexical Definition

‎תָּקַע‎ tâqaʻ (taw-kah') to blow ^H:V
a primitive root

blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.

• to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument)
• by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.)
• by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)

1) to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to thrust, drive (of weapon)
1a2) to give a blast, give a blow
1a3) to strike or clap hands
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be blown, blast (of horn)
1b2) to strike or pledge oneself

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‎תָּקַע‎ verb thrust, clap, give a blow, blast (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic ‎תְּקַע‎ strike, blow horn; Ethiopic blow trumpet); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Gen 31:25 +, 1 singular ‎וְתָקַעְתִּ֫י‎ Jer 7:18, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎תִּקְעוּ‎ Jer 3:37 +, suffix ‎וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ‎ Exod 10:19, etc.; Imperative masculine plural ‎תִּקְעוּ‎ Hos 5:8 +; Infinitive absolute ‎תָּקוֺעַ‎ Josh 6:9; Josh 6:13 construct ‎לִתְקוֺעַ‎ Judg 7:12, ‎׳‎‎כִּת‎ Isa 18:3 Participle active ‎תִּקֵעַ‎ Prov 17:18 +, ect.; passive feminine ‎תְּקוּעָה‎ Isa 22:25 —

1. thrust, drive, weapon (accusative) into (‎ב‎) a person Judg 3:21; Judg 4:21; 2Sam 18:14, peg into (‎ב‎) something Isa 22:23; Isa 22:25 (compare Judg 4:21); hence pitch a tent (accusative), i.e. drive its pegs: Gen 31:25 a Jer 6:3 ( + ‎עַל‎ against, in figure), accusative omitted Gen 31:25b; thrust, drive, beat (strands of hair together) ‎בַּיָּחֵד‎ Judg 16:4, insert a; so vJudg 16:13 (so ᵐ5; compare GFM^{Comm. and PAOS Oct, 1889, 176 ff.}); thrust, drive locusts seaward (‎ה‎ locative), Exod 10:19 (J); compare ‎בְּ‎ ‎׳‎‎ת‎ 1Sam 31:10 of fastening bodies to wall, and similarly 1Chr 10:10 (but read in both ‎הוֺקִיעוּ‎ √ ‎יקע‎ Lag We Dr and modern).

2. give a blast, blow (German 'stossen'), with ‎ב‎ of instrument (usually horn or clarion) Josh 6:4; Josh 6:8; Josh 6:9; Josh 6:13 (twice in verse); Josh 6:16; Josh 6:20 (JE), Judg 3:27; Judg 6:34; Judg 7:18 (twice in verse); Judg 7:19; Judg 7:20 + 14 t., + Num 10:3; Num 10:4; Num 10:8; Num 10:10 (P; see ‎חֲצֹצְרָה‎), also Ezek 7:14 (see ‎תָּקוֺעַ‎ below); ‎׳‎‎ת‎ alone Judg 7:20; Num 10:7 (P; opposed to ‎חֵרִיעַ‎ sound an alarm), with accusative ‎תְּרוּעָה‎ vNum 10:5 vNum 10:6 vNum 10:6 (P; see ‎חֲצֹצְרָה‎); with accusative of instrument Judg 7:22; Hos 5:8; Isa 18:3; Jer 4:5; Jer 6:1; Jer 51:27; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:15; Ps 81:4*, + ‎תקעו‎ Josh 6:9 (Kt; Qr ‎תֹּקְעֵי‎).

3. strike, clap hands; in triumph, ‎כַּף עָלֶיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Nah 3:19, ‎כָ֑ף‎ ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Ps 47:2* also (late) of gesture ratifying a bargain, specifically pledging oneself to become surety, only Proverbs (all || ‎עַרַב‎): ‎לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Prov 17:18; Prov 22:26 absolute Prov 11:15. Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular

1. ‎יִתָּקַע שׁוֺפָר‎ Amos 3:6 if a horn be blown, compare ‎׳‎‎בְּשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎יִתּ‎ Isa 27:13 it shall be blown (a blast shall be given) on a horn.

2. ‎מִיהֿוּא‎ ‎לְיָדִי יִתֵָּ˜קעַ ׃‎ Job 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand ?

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