cha.taph describes taking hold of someone, whether seizing a wife or catching an afflicted person in a net.

The attested use describes forcefully taking hold of a person: a command to seize a wife in Judges 21:21 and the catching of an afflicted person in an ambush in Psalm 10:9.

1. Seizing or catching a person · dominant

   In Judges 21:21, the Qal perfect form occurs in the instruction to rush out and take a wife from the daughters of Shiloh; the APB renders the clause "seize each of you a wife." In Psalm 10:9, the Qal infinitive construct and following verbal form occur in the image of lying in wait for the afflicted and drawing him into a net; the APB renders "to catch the afflicted" and "he catches the afflicted."

   Judges 21:21Psalm 10:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as "seize" in Judges 21:21 and as "catch" in Psalm 10:9. These renderings show the clauses’ presentation rather than exact token-by-token equivalents.