Definition
a primitive root; to clutch; hence, to seize as a prisoner
Traditional renderings: catch.
Traditional renderings: catch.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָטַף:
- ἁρπάζωharpazō“to seize”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Judges 21:21וַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥ם · catch…and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
- Psalm 10:9לַחֲט֣וֹף · to seize; יַחְטֹ֥ף · he catchesHe lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.