טַף (ṭap) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning children. It appears
42 times
in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2945).
Also rendered
child
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 821a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 821a)children, quick, tripping; family; families
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
טַףnoun, masculine: children, quick, tripping
collective children (as going with quick, tripping steps)
Strong's H2945טַף: a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) KJV:(little) children (ones), families.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 821: טָפַףṭāpap — trip, take quick little steps; mince