Hebrew word study

סָפָהçâphâh — properly, to scrape (literally, to shave

Pronounced “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)

Translated in the King James as: add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 18:23 Genesis 18:24 Genesis 19:15 Genesis 19:17

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 16:26 Numbers 32:14

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 29:19 Deuteronomy 32:23

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 12:25 1 Sam 26:10 1 Sam 27:1

1 Chronicles — 1×

1 Chr 21:12

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 13:23

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 7:20 Isaiah 13:15 Isaiah 30:1

Jeremiah — 1×

Jeremiah 12:4

Amos — 1×

Amos 3:15

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.