טַף

טַף₄₂ noun masculine collective children (as going with quick, tripping steps; Ethiopic Di¹²⁵¹) — טַף Jer 41,16 + 11 t.; טָ֑ף Jer 40,7 + 5 t.; suffix טַפֵּנוּ 1 Mos 43,8 + 5 t.; טַפְּכֶם 1 Mos 45,19 + 10 t.; טַפָּם 1 Mos 34,29 + 6 t.; never construct and never plural (in 1 Mos 47,24 omitted by ᵐ5, compare Di); — children, little ones, 1 Mos 34,29 (E) + 18 t. J E (Genesis Exodus Numbers), also 5 Mos 1,39 + 8 t. D (including Jos 1,14; Jos 8,35); P only 4 Mos 31,9; 4 Mos 31,17; 4 Mos 31,18, where note זָכָר בַּטָּ֑ף v4 Mos 31,17 = young boys, and הַטַף בַּנָּשִׁים v4 Mos 31,18 = young girls; also Dom 18,21; Dom 21,10; 2 Sam 15,22; Jer 40,7; Jer 41,16; Jer 43,6; Ezk 9,6; 2 Kron 20,13; 2 Kron 31,18; Ezr 8,21; Est 3,13; Est 8,11 the words מְתִים וְנָשִׁים וְהַטָ֑ף 5 Mos 2,34; 5 Mos 3,6 including all inhabitants; so אֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּף 5 Mos 31,12; Jer 40,7; Jer 43,6 טַף distinguished from בָּחוּר וּבְּתוּלָה Ezk 9,6 also from בְּנֵיהֶם 2 Kron 20,13, and from בְנֵיהֶם וּבְנוֺתֵיהֶם 2 Kron 31,18.