Shiphah שִׁפְעָה
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| שִׁפְעָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shiphah |
| Strong's number | H8229 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | abundance |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Shiphah (Hebrew שִׁפְעָה, Strong's H8229) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “abundance”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
abundance, quantity, multitude
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | abundance (3), company (2), multitude (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | flood (2), troops (1), company (1), caravans (1), his multitude (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shiphah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 9:17And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
Job
- Job 22:11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
- Job 38:34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 26:10By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
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).