תְּנוּפָה

1. a swinging, brandishing, ׳יַד י ׳ת Es 19,16 the brandishing of׳י's hand (in hostility); ׳מִלְהֲמוֺת ת Es 30,32 battles of brandishing (brandished weapons).

2. a. waving, wave-offering, technical term in P (H), originally of priest's share of sacrifice (compare נוף Hiph`il 4), לְךָ נְתַתִּים ׳יִשׂ ׳לְכָּלתְּֿנוּפֹת בְּנֵ 4 Mos 18,11 often as 2nd accusative after הֵנִיף 2 Mos 29,25 + 5 t.; even of Levites 4 Mos 8,11; 4 Mos 8,13; 4 Mos 8,15; 4 Mos 8,20 (on all see נוף Hiph`il 4); ׳חֲזֵה הַתְּ 2 Mos 29,27 the wave-breast, so 3 Mos 7,34; 3 Mos 10,14; 3 Mos 10,15; 4 Mos 6,20 (all + שׁוֺק הַתְּרוּמָה) 4 Mos 18,18 (+ שׁוֺק הַיָּמִין); ׳עֹמֶר הַתְּ 3 Mos 23,15 ׳לָחֶם הַתְּ v3 Mos 23,17 ׳ת alone v3 Mos 23,20 (all H); less accurately 2 Mos 29,24; 3 Mos 8,27; 3 Mos 14,12; 3 Mos 14,21; 3 Mos 14,24 (see נוף^l.c.).
\ \ b. offering, of gold and brass for tabernacle, 2 Mos 35,22; 2 Mos 38,24; 2 Mos 38,29. — On ׳ת see Di^{3 Mos 7,30} Benz^{Archaeology 459 f.} and especially Now^{Archaeology ii. 239 f}; also תְּרוּמָה.