[תָּקֵף] verb prevail over, overpower (late; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaism; Aramaic תְּקֵיף, be strong; Nabataean תקף authority; compare Nö^{ZMG xlvii (1893), 102}; Sabean תקף overpower SabDenkm^No.9.l.13; Arabic attain to, overtake, overpower); —

Qal Imperfect:3masculine singular suffix יִתְקְפוֺ Ecclesiastes 4:12 (Ges^{§ 60d}) if one overpower him, so 3 feminine singular suffix תִּתְקְפֵ֫הוּ Job 14:20; 3feminine singular suffix id. Job 15:24.

[תְּקֵף] verb grow strong (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew, q. v., (late)) —

Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular תְּקִ֑ף, of tree, Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:17; 2masculine singular תְּקֵמְתְּ Daniel 4:19; of king; 3feminine singular תְִּקַפַת Daniel 5:20 figurative grow arrogant, of spirit of man.

Pa`el make strong, stringent: Infinitive לְתַקָּפָה Daniel 6:8 accusative of interdict.