Strong’s definition
to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse achild (as promotive of growth);
KJV gloss list in the source
span, swaddle.
Source pronunciation notation: taw-fakh'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root; or perhaps a denominative from H2947 (טֵפַח), from dandling on the palms
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