טַף
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. babies, infants, small children (chiefly Modern Israeli)
2. children (Biblical)
a. family, household (women and children) (by extension)
b. young adults (by extension)
Pronunciation
taf
Examples5
אֲנָשִׁים, נָשִׁים, יְלָדִים וְטַף.
Men, women, children and infants.
וְכֹל־יְהוּדָה עֹמְדִים לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה גַּם־טַפָּם נְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם׃
And all of Judah was standing before Hashem with their families: their wives and their children.
וְכֹל הַטַּף בנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הַחֲיוּ לָכֶם׃
But all the young ones among the women, those that haven't had intercourse with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
וְיָשַׁב טַפֵּנוּ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר מִפְּנֵי־ יֹשְׁבֵי׃
And our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
עָלַי לְהַשְׁכִּיב אֵת הַטַּף.
I need to put the children to bed.