Quick Definition
to sew
Strong's Definition
to sew
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: (women that) sew (together).
TWOT Reference: 2537
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תָּפַר (ta.phar) — to sew. 1) to sew together 1a) (Qal) to sew, sew together 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to sew 1b2) sewing (participle)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Attach | verb qal
to sew together = causative action by which humans join together pieces of cloth or animal skin with stitches using a needle and thread from local plants ► for making clothing or shelter
Dress | verb pi
to sew literally: to sew onto (part the body); hence: = causative action by which humans fasten pieces of cloth to parts of the body with stitches using a needle and thread from a local plant
Dress | verb qal
Collocation: תפר שַׂק עַל־גֶּלֶד
to wear sackcloth continually literally: to sew sacksloth over (one's) skin; hence: = action by which humans continually wear mourning clothes ► to express their grief
Whole | verb qal
to mend, to repair = causative action by which humans repair torn material or clothing using a needle and thread from local plants
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[תָּפַר] vb. sew together Qal they sewed together fig-leaves
Pi. those who keep sewing
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