סָפָה
Strong's H5595
çâphâh
/saw-faw'/
properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5595
- Hebrew
- סָפָה
- Transliteration
- çâphâh
- Pronunciation
- /saw-faw'/
- KJV Translations
- 8 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
addaugmentconsumedestroyheapjoinperishput
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of çâphâh:
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