The meaning of “סָפָה”
Understanding çâphâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put. - properly, to scrape (literally, to shave - but usually figura...
סָפָה
add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put. - 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) 1) to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be snatched away 1a2) to sweep or snatch away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be swept away, be destroyed 1b2) to be caught up, be captured 1c) (Hiphil) to catch up, gather
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:15 | “And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.” Word: סָפָה (çâphâh) | |
| Numbers 32:14 | “And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.” Word: סָפָה (çâphâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:23 | “I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.” Word: סָפָה (çâphâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 26:10 | “David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.” Word: סָפָה (çâphâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 21:12 | “Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.” Word: סָפָה (çâphâh) |
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