The meaning of “סָפַד”
Understanding çâphad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lament, mourn(-er), wail. - properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief) - generally to la...
סָפַד
lament, mourn(-er), wail. - properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief) - generally to lament - by implication, to wail 1) to wail, lament, mourn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wail, lament 1a2) wailers (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be lamented, be bewailed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 50:10 | “And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.” Word: סָפַד (çâphad) | |
| 2 Samuel 3:31 | “And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.” Word: סָפַד (çâphad) | |
| Ecclesiastes 12:5 | “Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:” Word: סָפַד (çâphad) | |
| Jeremiah 22:18 | “Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!” Word: סָפַד (çâphad) | |
| Joel 1:13 | “Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.” Word: סָפַד (çâphad) |
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