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Etymology edit

Root
ת־ק־ף (t-q-p)

Action noun of the root תָּקַף (takáf), from the root ת־ק־ף (t-k-f).

Noun edit

תְּקִיפָה (t'kifáf (plural indefinite תְּקִיפוֹת, singular construct תְּקִיפַת־, plural construct תְּקִיפוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. An assault, a battery: a violent attack, either literal or figurative.
    תקיפה צבאיתt'kifá ts'va'íta military assault
    תקיפה מיניתt'kifá minítsexual assault
    תקיפת מחשבt'kifát-makhshévcomputer hacking

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