תָּפֵל

Strong’s Definition

plaster (as gummy) or slime; (figuratively) frivolity

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to smear;

KJV Usage

foolish things, unsavoury, untempered.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(adj) foolish, insipid
• 2.meaning uncertain
• 3.tasteless, unseasoned
• 4.(n m) whitewash

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tâphêl; Pronunciation: taw-fale'