Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “זֶפֶת”
Understanding zepheth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
pitch. - asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun) 1) pitch, tar, asphalt
H2203
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
זֶפֶת
Phoneticzeh'-feth
Transliterationzepheth
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pitch. - asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun) 1) pitch, tar, asphalt
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 2:3 | “And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.” Word: זֶפֶת (zepheth) | |
| Isaiah 34:9 | “And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.” Word: זֶפֶת (zepheth) |