תוף

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Hebrew

תוף
Root
ת־פ־ף (t-p-p)

Etymology

Gesenius connects this word to Persian دف (daf, a frame drum), from 𒁾 (dub, frame, tablet). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎚𐎔 (tp).

Noun

תוף / תֹּף (tofm (plural indefinite תופים / תֻּפִּים, plural construct תופי־)

  1. (music) drum
  2. (music) timbrel
    • Tanach, Exodus 15:20, with translation of the King James Version:
      [] וַתִּקַּח מִרְיָם הַנְּבִיאָה אֲחֹות אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַתֹּף בְּיָדָהּ וַתֵּצֶאןָ כָֽל־הַנָּשִׁים אַחֲרֶיהָ בְּתֻפִּים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת []
      vatikákh Miryam han'víyah akhót aharón et-hatóf b'yadáh vatetsená kal-hanaším akharéyah b'tufím uvimokhlót
      And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

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