←
ḥṭp (a/u) vb. to snatch
GDGt
Gpəˁalto snatch away quickly especially of wild animals and birds of prey4 senses▶
1
to snatch away quickly especially of wild animals and birds of prey
Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgJ 1K10:20tos↗ דובין חטפין‏ ; PTMQ 83.b:44[2]↗ אתת נעמיתא וחטפת תפילוי‏ : an ostrich came and snatched his phylacteries ; FTV Gen49:27↗ דוב חטף‏ ; Lag(377) John10:28↗ ܘܠܐ ܚܛܦ ܝܬ̈ܗܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܐܝ‏ : no one is going to snatch them (like sheep) from my hands ; OS JnSin10:12↗ ܘܐܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܚܛܦ‏ : the wolf came and snatched them away ; TgEsth2 1:2(97)↗ תורין געיין אריותא נהמין דיבין חטפין‏
2
fig. : to take away, snatch
JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, Man
TgJ Jud21:21↗ וְתִחטְפוּן לְכוֹן גְבַר אִתְתֵיה‏ : each of you should grab his woman ; Ephpen 5.1.:12↗ ܥܢܢ̈ܝܐ ܓܪ ܚ̈ܛܦܝܢ ܠܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܝܐ‏ : for the clouds snatch away all the saints ; JSBhom 71day1 161↗ ܘܲܕܢܸܬܦܲܪܣܽܘܢ ܗܵܠܸܝܢ ܕܲܚܛܲܦܘ ܫܸܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܸ̈ܐ‏ : that those who had snatched away the name of the gods would be uncovered
(1)
to despoil
Syr
P Ps10:9↗ ܘܟܡܢ ܠܡܚܛܦ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ‏ : he hides to despoil the poor
(1)
to rape
OfAGen, Syr
AGnEx 95.3↗ ܘܚܛܦܗ݀ ܘܨܥܪܗ݀‏ : he snatched (i.e. raped) her and debased her
(2)
to deceive (mind, eye)
Gal, Syr
SYAP 18:4↗ חטפון לבהון דקהלה‏ : they grabbed the people's heart
(3)
to conquer territory
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Hab2:8↗ text not cited
(4)
ܢܲܦܫܸܗ ܡܸܢ : to go away secretly
Syr
SevVit 38:13 text not cited
3
to rush, do something in a hurry
JBA, JBAg
BT Er 54a(13)↗ חטוף אכול חטוף אישתי דעלמא דאזלינן מיניה לבי הילולא דמי‏ : eat quickly (and) drink quickly, for the world we are leaving is like a wedding feast
(1)
to urge to hurry
Syr
Shar 54:21 text not cited ; JSBhom 71day1 233↗ ܬܸܗܪܵܐ ܚܛܲܦ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ ܠܲܡܫܲܒܵܚܽܘ‏ : awe urged them on to praise
(2)
(gram.) to pronounce a vowel hurriedly, i.e., with ḥaṭaf
Gal
MDamP Dt 15:9 text not cited
4
to attract
Syr
IAB 418:19 ܘܚܛܦ ܗܘ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܗܝ܃ ܕܥܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܚܘܪܢ ܒܗ‏ : (the flower) attracts the vision of the passersby to it so that they look at it ; JSMemTheat 96:12 ܢܥܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܦܢ ܫܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : melodies that attract children
(1)
(gram.) to attract the following vowel
Syr
BhGr 124:4, 127:31, 151:24 text not cited
Dpaˁˁelto seize1 sense▶
to seize
Syr, Man, LJLA
P Mt11:12↗ ܘܲܩܛܼܝܪܵܢܸܐ̈ ܡܚܲܛܦ݂ܼܝܢ ܠܵܗ‏ : the violent seize it ; TgEsth2 1:2(97)↗ בני נצין מחטפין‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be snatched away2 senses▶
1
to be snatched away
Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
SamTgJ Ex22:12↗ אם עטוף יתעטף‏ : but if it is actually snatched away ; JoshStyl 31.9↗ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܡܢܗ ܐܬܚܛܦ ܘܓܝܓܠܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܗ ܠܣܐܡܐ ܕܡ݁ܝܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : (the sun's) shine was snatched away from it and its light's disc looked like silver ; TgProv13:2↗ ונפשיהון דבזוזי תתחטף‏ : the soul of the plunderers will be snatched away †
(1)
in particular: to heaven or Paradise
CPA, Syr
AphDem6.107:8↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܡܣܟܐ ܕܢܬܚܛܦ ܒܥ̈ܢܢܐ‏ : someone who hopes to be taken away into the clouds ; IICor12:4 (3)↗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܘ݂ ܝܵܕ݂ܲܥ܂ ܕܸ݁ܐܬ݂ܚܛܸܦ݂ ܠܦ݂ܲܪܕ݁ܲܝܣܵܐ‏ : only God knows that he was taken away to Paradise
2
to be seized
Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr
SYAP 32:12↗ ואייללת על בניה דכולהון אתחטפון‏ : she wailed over her sons who were all snatched away
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 443[227]DJPA: 196bDJBA: 449bJastrow: 450Drower/Macuch: 140, 155bJ. Payne-Smith: 138Levy Ch-W: 1:251Tal Sam: 265aDCPA[Schulthess]: 125[62]

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:42:02 -0500