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tqyp (taqqīp̄) adj. strong
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strong
Common (except: OA, OfA)
Dan 2:40↗ תֶּהֱוֵא תַקִּיפָה כְּפַרְזְלָא‏ : it will be as strong as iron ; SR[1].8:3(3)↗ מה תקיפין אינון רחמיך‏ : how powerful is your mercy! ; SYAP 47:8↗ תקיף עלמה‏ : the Powerful One of the world ; P Ex1:9↗ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܝܢ ܘܬܩܝܦܝܢ ܡܢܢ‏ ; P Lk1:52↗ ܣܲܚܸܦ݂ ܬ݁ܲܩܼܝܦ݂ܸܐ̈ ܡܸܢ ܟ݁ܘ݂ܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : he threw down the mighty from thrones ; JBABowl 5.1:4↗ מן עינא בישתא ומן סטנא תקיפא‏ : from the evil eye and from the powerful Satan ; BT Ber 59a(25)↗ ברקא תקיפא‏ : a powerful lightning flash ; PJ Gen18:18↗ עם רב ותקיף‏ : a great and powerful nation
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תקיפה : a regular poetic epithet for the Lord
Gal, LJLA
SYAP 10:43↗ תקיפה יהב לה בר‏ : "the Strong One" gave her a son ; SYAP 18:44↗ text not cited ; SYAP 47:7↗ תקיפה והיימנה דשרי במעונה‏ : the "Strong One" and "Faithful One" who resides in His dwelling ; TgJob14:18var.↗ ותקיפא סליק איקר שכנתיה מסדום‏ : the Strong One raised His presence off of Sodom
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substantial, great
Common Aramaic
Dan 3:33↗ אָתוֹהִי כְּמָה רַבְרְבִין וְתִמְהוֹהִי כְּמָה תַקִּיפִין‏ ; GenApoc 20.11↗ בכי תקיף‏ : great weeping ; TgO Gen50:10↗ מִספַד רַב וְתַקִיף‏ ; P Ex19:16↗ ܗܘܘ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܩܐ܂ ܘܥܢܢܐ ܬܩܝܦܬܐ ܗܘ݂ܬ ܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ‏ : there were thunders and lightnings and heavy cloud-cover on the mountain ; BT Ket 62a(19)↗ שאני שמועות בית המקדש דתקיפא טובא‏ : the reports (of the destruction of the) Temple are different since they are very grievous ; DSumqa 96 ↗ iaqdana taqipa : a mighty conflagration ; PJ Gen13:2↗ ואברם תקיף לחדא בגיתי בכספא ובדהבא‏ : now Abram was very substantial in terms of flocks, silver, and gold
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severe, harsh
JLAtg, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
TgJ Jer51:7↗ פוֹרעָנוּ תַקִיפָא‏ : severe retribution ; IshDan 113(17)↗ ܓܙܪ ܕܝ݂ܢܐ ܕܟܡܐ ܕܚܝܠ ܘܬܩܝܦ ܘܚܪܝܦ‏ : how terrible, severe, and harsh the verdict ; BT BM 64a(2)↗ אי איניש תקיפא דלא יהיב מתנה מאי‏ : what if he is a harsh person who never gives a gift ; Anan 82:1↗ תקיף כאֵבָא‏ : the pain is severe ; AM 44:17↗ mahra taqipa : a severe illness ; PJ Gen4:5↗ ותקיף לקין לחדא‏ : it was very upsetting for Cain
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strong tasting, over-fermented
Syr
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heavy
Syr
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(in population)
Syr
JohEphLES [90]:1↗ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܬܩܝܦܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܗܘܬ‏
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talented, accomplished
Man
AM 59:1↗ utaqipt{ẖ}<a> bharšia hauia : she will be talented in the magic arts
3
fem.: wonder
Syr
P Job9:10↗ ܕܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ܂ ܘܬܩܝ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡ̈ܢܝܢ‏ : who does endless great things and wondrous things without number
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JLAtg also תְקִיף ; Mand. taqip, taqup; JBAmb also דקיף
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1660[833]DJPA: 589aDJBA: 1227aJastrow: 1690Drower/Macuch: 480bJ. Payne-Smith: 618Levy Ch-W: 2:556Tal Sam: 963DCPA[Schulthess]: [223]Qumran: 257

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