Lexical Summary chataph: to catch, seize Original Word: חָטַףTransliteration: chataph Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-taf') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to catch, seize Meaning: to clutch, to seize as a, prisoner Strong's Concordance catch A primitive root; to clutch; hence, to seize as a prisoner -- catch. Brown-Driver-Briggs H2414. chataph חָטַף verb catch, seize (Arabic ; compare Assyrian ta—‰îpu, oppression, DlPr 181; Late Hebrew חָטַף, Aramaic seize, חֲטַף do hurriedly) — Qal Perfect וַחֲטַפְתֶּם consecutive Judges 21:21 literally, seize wives; Imperfect עָנִי יַחֲטֹף Psalm 10:9; Infinitive עָנִי לַחֲטוֺף 10:9 both figurative of oppressor catching the distressed; all followed by accusative |
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