תֹקְעִ֣ים
𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤌
toqeim
handshakes
a primitive root; 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); blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.
Proverbs 11:15 · Word #7
Lexicon H8628
| Lemma | תָּקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | tâqaʻ |
| Strong's | H8628 |
| In-context | handshakes |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8628-10
the strikers
| Root | תקע (t-q-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | striking, driving in, thrusting, clapping, sounding (a blast) |
| Semantic Range | Those who strike or clap (hands), those who drive in (stakes, nails), those who thrust or smite, those who sound a trumpet; by extension, those who pledge by striking hands (sureties). |
| Conceptual Significance | The root תקע evokes decisive, forceful action—whether striking hands in covenant, driving a peg to secure a dwelling, or sounding a trumpet to gather or warn. It often marks moments of commitment, establishment, or proclamation in Israel’s communal and covenantal life. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural absolute form; Qal active participle functioning substantivally as a common noun ("those who strike/blow"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form תֹקְעִים is a masculine plural participial noun derived from the root תקע, meaning to strike, drive in, or sound. Rendering it as "the strikers" preserves both the active sense of the root and the masculine plural morphology indicated by HNcmpa. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root תקע (striking, driving in, thrusting, clapping, sounding (a blast))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8629-01 |
beteqa | with a blast-of |
H8621-01 |
hateqoi | the Tekoaite man |
H8621-02 |
hateqoim | the Tekoaite men |
Word Usage (70 occurrences of H8628)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:25 | תָּקַ֤ע | taqa | had pitched |
| Genesis 31:25 | תָּקַ֥ע | taqa-2 | pitched |
| Exodus 10:19 | וַ/יִּתְקָעֵ֖/הוּ | vayiteqaehu | and drove them |