Strong H8609תָּפַר

to sew

Transliteration
tâphar
Pronunciation
taw-far'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to sew: - (women that) sew (together).

Detailed definition

1) to sew together
1a) (Qal) to sew, sew together
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to sew
1b2) sewing (participle)

In the Bible

Strong H8609 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sew4
  • together1

First verses

  1. Genesis 3:7
    And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
  2. Job 16:15
    I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
  3. Ecclesiastes 3:7
    A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
  4. Ezekiel 13:18
    And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
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