BDB5550
סְחָבָה noun feminine rag, clout (stuff pulled or dragged about; > LagBN 143 √ [untranscribed source text 3563], [untranscribed source text 3564] become altered for the worse); — only plural סְחָבוֺת Jer 38:11; Jer 38:12 (both + מְלָחִים).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5499 |
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| Word: | סְחָבָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H5498 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | cchabah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | seh-khaw-baw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a rag |
| KJV Renderings: | cast clout. |
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סְחָבָה noun feminine rag, clout (stuff pulled or dragged about; > LagBN 143 √ [untranscribed source text 3563], [untranscribed source text 3564] become altered for the worse); — only plural סְחָבוֺת Jer 38:11; Jer 38:12 (both + מְלָחִים).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke