Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5599 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סָפִיַח |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5596 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | caphiyach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | saw-fee'-akh |
| Meaning: | 1. something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop 2. (figuratively) a freshet |
| KJV Renderings: | (such) things as (which) grow (of themselves), which groweth of its own accord (itself). |
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I. [סָפִיחַ] noun [masculine] outpouring ?; — plural suffix תִּשְׁטֹףסְֿפִיחֶיהָ עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ Job 14:19 (si vera lectio) its outpourings sweep away the dust of the earth, so most, but dubious; Bu proposes *סְחִיפָה, compare מָטָר סֹחֵף Prov 28:3.
II. סָפִיחַ noun [masculine] growth from spilled kernels ((kernels) poured out, accidentally, in harvesting, according to most; BuhlLex 13 and others think of additional growth, √ I. ספח); — it is what springs up of itself in second year, and serves as food when no grain could be sown: absolute ׳ ס 2Kgs 19:29 = Isa 37:30 construct סְפִיחַ קְצִירְךָ Lev 25:5 suffix תִּקְצְרוּ אֶתסְֿפִיחֶיהַ Lev 25:11.
