חָטַף châṭaph

Meaning

to clutch; hence, to seize as aprisoner

In the King James Version: catch.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Judges 21:21 and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
• Psalms 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.