Riphah רִיפָה
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| רִיפָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | riphah |
| Strong's number | H7383 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | grain |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (1) |
Riphah (Hebrew רִיפָה, Strong's H7383) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “grain”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a grain or fruit (for grinding)
1a) meaning uncertain
1a) meaning uncertain
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | corn (1), wheat (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | grain (1), like grain (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Riphah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 17:19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
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).