Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

The root TKP essentially means 'overcome' or 'bend over'. In my  
humble opinion a Hebrew root can not have the evolved meaning of  
'strong'. The root TKP is a variant of:

 גב, גבה, גבב, עגב, גבב, אגף, גפף
הב, הבהב, אהב, הוה, חוה, חבב, חפף
כבה, כפה, כפף, כף
עקב, קבע, קפא, עקף

and in this sense it is also related to the root NQP, or הקיף  
'went around'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Sep 24, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Randall Buth wrote:

> taqaf תקף 'overpower, be strong against' is a word with a root  
> that refers to
> 'strength' and 'validity', not 'going in circles'.