Lexicon
תּוֹעָפָה
to.a.phah
H8443
H:N-F Hebrew

peak

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Hebrew
Language

to.a.phah denotes prominent elevations or projections, appearing with mountain heights, silver, and a wild ox's horns.

The attested plural noun denotes prominent heights or projections: it occurs with the horns of a wild ox in Numbers 23:22 and Numbers 24:8, and with silver and mountains in Job 22:25 and Psalm 95:4.

Senses in use

  1. Prominent heights or horn-like projections · dominant

    In Numbers 23:22 and Numbers 24:8, the plural construct form occurs in the comparison involving a wild ox; the APB renders the clause “like the horns of a wild ox.” In Job 22:25, the plural absolute form stands in the clause the APB renders “silver peaks will be yours,” while Psalm 95:4 uses the plural construct form where “the peaks of the mountains belong to him.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “horns” in Numbers 23:22 and Numbers 24:8, and with “peaks” in Job 22:25 and Psalm 95:4. These renderings show the surrounding clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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