The meaning of “סָעִיף”
Understanding çâʻîyph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(outmost) branch, clift, top. - a fissure (of rocks) - also a bough (as subdivided) 1) cleft, branch 1a) cleft (of a cra...
סָעִיף
(outmost) branch, clift, top. - a fissure (of rocks) - also a bough (as subdivided) 1) cleft, branch 1a) cleft (of a crag) 1b) branches, boughs
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 15:11 | “Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.” Word: סָעִיף (çâʻîyph) | |
| Isaiah 27:10 | “Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.” Word: סָעִיף (çâʻîyph) |