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'.
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