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Strong's H8596 תֹּף (toph)

Toph means “tabret” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8596
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 11

Strong's H8596 Quick Answer

Strong's H8596 תּוֹף (toph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. toph (tofe) n-m. 1. a tambourine [from H8608 contracted] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include timbrel, tabrets, timbrels, and tabret. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
toph (tofe) n-m. 1. a tambourine [from H8608 contracted]
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
timbrel, tabrets, timbrels, and tabret

Meaning and Definition

toph (tofe) n-m. 1. a tambourine [from H8608 contracted] KJV: tabret, timbrel. Root(s): H8608

Original Word
תּוֹף
Transliteration
toph
Derivation
Root: תפף First root strongs: 8608
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8596. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8596 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render toph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

tabrets 1 Samuel 18:6 timbrel Exodus 15:20 timbrels Judges 11:34 tabret 1 Samuel 10:5

How Strong's H8596 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8596 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8596 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:27 KJV

Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

Exodus 15:20 KJV

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Judges 11:34 KJV

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8596.

Genesis 31:27 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
Exodus 15:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Judges 11:34 Old Testament, KJV
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
1 Samuel 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
1 Samuel 18:6 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
2 Samuel 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
1 Chronicles 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
Job 21:12 Old Testament, KJV
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Psalms 81:2 Old Testament, KJV
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Psalms 149:3 Old Testament, KJV
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Psalms 150:4 Old Testament, KJV
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Isaiah 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Isaiah 24:8 Old Testament, KJV
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Isaiah 30:32 Old Testament, KJV
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
Jeremiah 31:4 Old Testament, KJV
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Ezekiel 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8596, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8596 FAQ

What does toph (תֹּף) mean?

Toph (Strong's H8596) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "tabret". toph (tofe) n-m. 1. a tambourine [from H8608 contracted]

How many times is toph (תֹּף) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H8596 across 11 books.

Where can I study toph (תֹּף) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8596 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate toph (תֹּף)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as timbrel, tabrets, timbrels, and tabret. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.