tāfaś תָּפַשׂ ‘to capture’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

tāfaś v
1) to catch, handle, lay hold, take hold of, seize, wield
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to lay hold of, seize, arrest, catch
  1a2) to grasp (in order to) wield, wield, use skilfully
 1b) (Niphal) to be seized, be arrested, be caught, be taken, captured
 1c) (Piel) to catch, grasp (with the hands)