- Original: תּפר - Transliteration: Taphar - Phonetic: taw-far' - Definition: 1. to sew together a. (Qal) to sew, sew together b. (Piel) 1. to sew 2. sewing (participle) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2537 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to sew: - (women that) sew (together). Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • sew, 2 Ecclesiastes 3:7; Ezekiel 13:18 • sewed, 2 Genesis 3:7; Job 16:15