HebrewH2414Verb
חָטַף
cha.taph
“to catch”
2Occurrences
H2414Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to clutch; hence, to seize as aprisoner
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Qal) to catch, seize
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָטַף appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Judges
1
Psalms
1
Key Passages
Judges 21:21BSB
and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
Psalms 10:9BSB
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket;he lurks to seize the oppressed;he catches the lowly in his net.
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