Naphah נָפָה
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| נָפָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | naphah |
| Strong's number | H5299 (H5299A, H5299B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | sieve |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (1) |
Naphah (Hebrew נָפָה, Strong's H5299) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “sieve”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5299A: sieve
sieve, winnowing implement
H5299B: height
a lofty place, height
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | borders (1), coast (1), region (1), sieve (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sieve (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Naphah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 11:2And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:28And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).