Saphaq סָפַק
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| סָפַק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | saphaq |
| Strong's number | H5606 (H5606A, H5606B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to slap |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (3) |
Saphaq (Hebrew סָפַק, Strong's H5606) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to slap”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5606A: to slap
1) to clap, slap
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to slap, clap
1a2) to slap, chastise
1a3) to splash, throw up
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to clap
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to slap, clap
1a2) to slap, chastise
1a3) to splash, throw up
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to clap
H5606B: to suffice
suffice
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | smote (2), clap (2), together (1), suffice (1), striketh (1), clappeth (1), please (1), wallow (1), smite (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | together (1), remains (1), it claps (1), he strikes them (1), he claps (1), they strike (1), i struck (1), will wallow (1), clap (1), strike (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Saphaq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 24:10And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 20:10And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
Job
- Job 27:23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
- Job 34:26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,
- Job 34:37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 2:6Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 31:19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
- Jeremiah 48:26Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the Lord: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 2:15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 21:12Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
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).