טָפַל
tafal · smear, plaster over
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2950 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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tafal (טָפַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “smear, plaster over”.
To smear over, to plaster, like one putting on a patch or a coat of plaster; figuratively, to cover another with a lie.
How to say it
ta·fal
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To cover with something false, like a coat of lime.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- are those who plaster over ×1
- have smeared ×1
- you would plaster over ×1
Where it appears
- Job 13:4
But you are those who plaster over with lies; physicians of no worth are all of you.
- Job 14:17
Sealed up in a bag would be my transgression, and you would plaster over my iniquity.
- Psalms 119:69
The insolent have smeared lies against me; I, with all my heart, will guard your precepts.