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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2950. טָפַל (taphal) -- To smear, plaster, attach, fabricate, or falsely attribute</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2950.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/119-69.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2950.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2950</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2949.htm" title="2949">◄</a> 2950. taphal <a href="../hebrew/2951.htm" title="2951">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">taphal: To smear, plaster, attach, fabricate, or falsely attribute</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">טָפַל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>taphal<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tah-fahl<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(taw-fal')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To smear, plaster, attach, fabricate, or falsely attribute<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to stick on as a, patch, to impute falsely<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "taphal," the concept of falsehood and deceit can be related to Greek terms such as "ψευδής" (pseudēs - G5571), meaning false or lying.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "taphal" primarily conveys the idea of smearing or plastering, often in a metaphorical sense. It is used to describe actions that involve covering up or fabricating, particularly in the context of falsehoods or deceptive practices. The term can imply the act of attaching something superficially or without substance, often with the intent to deceive.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of truth and integrity was highly valued, and falsehood was seen as a serious moral failing. The use of "taphal" in the Hebrew Bible often reflects this cultural emphasis on honesty and the dangers of deceit. The act of smearing or plastering over something can symbolize attempts to cover up the truth or to present something as genuine when it is not. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the importance of truthfulness and the condemnation of false prophets and deceitful practices.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to smear, plaster over, stick, glue<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>forged (1), smear (1), wrap (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">טָפַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>smear or plaster</b></font> (over), <font size="+1"><b>stick, glue</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id., besmear, plaster</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">טְפַל</font> <em>id.</em>, figurative <em>attack</em>; <font class="hebrew2">טְפֵילָא</font> <em>mortar</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb038108.gif"> <em>defile</em>; Assyrian <i><em>‰apâlu</em></i>, <em>besmear</em> (?), Dl<sup>Pr 48</sup>; HWB) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3plural <font class="hebrew2">טָֽפְלוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-69.htm">Psalm 119:69</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַתִּטְמֹּל</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a> <em>Participle</em> plural construct <font class="hebrew2">טֹפְלֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a>; — <font class="hebrew2">טָֽפְלוּ עָלַי שֶׁקֶר זֵדִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-69.htm">Psalm 119:69</a> <em>insolent men have plastered falsehood over me</em>, 'making his real character unrecognisable' (De); <font class="hebrew2">טִפְלֵי שֶׁקֶר</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a> ye are <em>falsehood-plasterers</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל</font>); compare Assyrian <i><em>amât taš‡irti tâpilti Ullusum</em></i>, <em>a speech of falsehood besmearing Ullusum</em>, Dt<sup>Pr 48</sup>; <font class="hebrew2">וַתִּטְמֹּל עַלעֲֿוֺנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a> <em>and thou hast glued over mine iniquity</em>, i.e. glued it up, for safe keeping against the day of reckoning ("" <font class="hebrew2">חָתֻם בִּצְרוֺר מִּשְׁעִי</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>forger, sew up <p>A primitive root; properly, to stick on as a patch; figuratively, to impute falsely -- forge(-r), sew up. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל ותטפל טָפְל֬וּ טֹֽפְלֵי־ טפלו טפלי־ ṭā·p̄ə·lū tafeLu ṭāp̄əlū ṭō·p̄ə·lê- tofelei ṭōp̄əlê- vattitPol wat·tiṭ·pōl wattiṭpōl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 13:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְֽאוּלָ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם <b> טֹֽפְלֵי־ </b> שָׁ֑קֶר רֹפְאֵ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">But you smear</span> with lies; You are all<br><a href="/kjvs/job/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But <span class="itali">ye [are] forgers</span> of lies,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> But you <span class="itali">smear</span> lies physicians<p><b><a href="/text/job/14-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 14:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּצְר֣וֹר פִּשְׁעִ֑י <b> וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל </b> עַל־ עֲוֹנִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up in a bag, <span class="itali">And You wrap</span> up my iniquity.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in a bag, <span class="itali">and thou sewest up</span> mine iniquity.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/14-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A bag my transgression <span class="itali">wrap</span> up my iniquity<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-69.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:69</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> טָפְל֬וּ </b> עָלַ֣י שֶׁ֣קֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The arrogant <span class="itali">have forged</span> a lie against<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The proud <span class="itali">have forged</span> a lie<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-69.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">have forged</span> against A lie<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2950.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2950.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2950<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tafelu_2950.htm">ṭā·p̄ə·lū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tofelei_2950.htm">ṭō·p̄ə·lê- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattitpol_2950.htm">wat·tiṭ·pōl — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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