Saphaph סָפַף
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| סָפַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | saphaph |
| Strong's number | H5605 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to stand |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Saphaph (Hebrew סָפַף, Strong's H5605) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to stand”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Hithpoel) to stand at or guard the threshold
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | doorkeeper (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | be a doorkeeper (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Saphaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
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).