The meaning of “תֹּף”
Understanding tôph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
tabret, timbrel. - a tambourine 1) timbrel, tambourine
תֹּף
tabret, timbrel. - a tambourine 1) timbrel, tambourine
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:27 | “Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?” Word: תֹּף (tôph) | |
| Judges 11:34 | “And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.” Word: תֹּף (tôph) | |
| 2 Samuel 6:5 | “And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.” Word: תֹּף (tôph) | |
| Job 21:12 | “They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.” Word: תֹּף (tôph) | |
| Isaiah 24:8 | “The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.” Word: תֹּף (tôph) |