{"def":{"short":"to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably","long":["to catch, handle, lay hold, take hold of, seize, wield",["(Qal)",["to lay hold of, seize, arrest, catch","to grasp (in order to) wield, wield, use skilfully"],"(Niphal) to be seized, be arrested, be caught, be taken, captured","(Piel) to catch, grasp (with the hands)"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"t̪ɔːˈpɑɬ","ipa_mod":"tɑːˈfɑs","sbl":"tāpaś","dic":"taw-PAHS","dic_mod":"ta-FAHS"}}