to promote
puq denotes promoting or securing a beneficial result, including acceptance, favor, and needed provision.
The clearest attested use concerns securing or promoting beneficial outcomes: acceptance or favor in Proverbs and, in a noun-tagged occurrence, obtaining understanding. It also occurs in contexts of supplying for the afflicted and producing abundant stores; Psalm 140:9 contains a jussive use in a hostile clause whose specific contribution is less clear from the translation.
Senses in use
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Securing a beneficial outcome · dominant
In Proverbs 12:2, the Hiphil imperfect form יָפִיק occurs in the clause that the APB renders, “A pleasant man promotes acceptance from the LORD.” In Proverbs 18:22 and Proverbs 8:35, sequential Hiphil imperfect forms occur where the APB renders receiving or obtaining favor from the LORD; Proverbs 3:13 has a feminine singular noun-tagged form within the paired statement about finding wisdom and obtaining understanding.
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Supplying what is needed · common
In Isaiah 58:10, the second masculine singular Hiphil imperfect occurs in the conditional action that the APB renders, “if you offer yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted.” In Psalm 144:13, the masculine plural active participle occurs in the prayer for full storehouses, which the APB renders as “supplying produce of every kind.”
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Jussive in a hostile covering clause · rare
Psalm 140:9 uses the second masculine singular Hiphil jussive תָּפֵק in a clause concerning those surrounding the speaker; the APB renders the verse, “trouble covers their lips.” The translation does not make the term's individual contribution within that clause clear.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “promotes acceptance,” “receives favor,” “obtains favor,” and “supplying produce,” while Isaiah 58:10 describes offering oneself and satisfying the afflicted. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions; Psalm 140:9 leaves the term's individual rendering unclear.