Striking and Blowing

תָּקַע67 vb. thrust, clap, give a blow, blast (NH id.; J.Aram תְּקַע strike, blow horn; Ethiopic ጠቅዐ blow trumpet);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. ת׳ Gn 31:25 +, 1 s. וְתָקַעְתִּ֫י Ju 7:18, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיִּתְקַע 3:27 +, sf. וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ Ex 10:19, etc.; Imv. mpl. תִּקְעוּ Ho 5:8 +; Inf. abs. תָּקוֹעַ Jos 6:9, 13; cstr. לִתְקוֹעַ Ju 7:20, כִּת׳ Is 18:3; Pt. act. תֹּקֵעַ Pr 17:13 +, etc.; pass. f. תְּקוּעָה Is 22:25;— 1. thrust, drive, weapon (acc.) into (ב) a person Ju 3:21; 4:21; 2 S 18:14, peg into (ב) sthg. Is 22:23, 25 (cf. Ju 4:21); hence pitch a tent (acc.), i.e. drive its pegs: Gn 31:25a; Je 6:3 (+ עַל against, in fig.), acc. om. Gn 31:25b; thrust, drive, beat (strands of hair together) בַּיָּתֵד Ju 16:14, ins. also v 13 (so 𝔊; cf. GFMComm. and paos Oct. 1889, 176 ff.); thrust, drive locusts seaward (ה loc.), Ex 10:19 (J); cf. ת׳ בְּ 1 S 31:10 of fastening bodies to wall, and similarly 1 Ch 10:10 (but read in both הוֹקִיעוּ, √ יקע Lag We Dr and mod.). 2. give a blast, blow (Germ. ‘stossen’), c. ב of instr. (usually horn or clarion) Jos 6:4, 8, 9, 13(×2), 16, 20 (JE), Ju 3:27; 6:34; 7:18(×2), 19, 20 + 14 times, + Nu 10:3, 4, 8, 10 (P; v. חֲצֹצְרָה), also Ez 7:14 (v. תָּקוֹעַ infr.); ת׳ alone Ju 7:20 Nu 10:7 (P; opp. חֵרִיעַ sound an alarm), c. acc. תְּרוּעָה v 5, 6(×2) (P; v. חֲצֹצְרָה); c. acc. of instrument Ju 7:22; Ho 5:8; Is 18:3; Je 4:5; 6:1; 51:27; Jo 2:1, 15 ψ 81:4, + תקעו Jos 6:9 (Kt; Qr תֹּקְעֵי). 3. strike, clap hands; in triumph, ��׳ כַּף עָלֶיךָ Na 3:19, ת׳ כָ֑ף ψ 47:2; also (late) of gesture ratifying a bargain, specif. pledging oneself to become surety, only Pr. (all ‖ עָרַב): ת׳ לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ, ת׳ כַּף 17:18; 22:26; abs. 11:15. †Niph. Impf. 3 ms. 1. יִתָּקַע שׁוֹפָר Am 3:6 if a horn be blown, cf.יִתּ׳ בְּשׁ׳ Is 27:13 it shall be blown (a blast shall be given) on a horn. 2. מִי־הוּא לְיָדִי יִתָּקֵֽעַ׃ Jb 17:3 who is there that will strike himself (i.e. pledge himself) into my hand?