Strong's Lexicon

H5602

H5602 — סֵפֶל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcephelnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1536

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5602
Word:סֵפֶל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to depress
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:cephel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:say'-fel
Meaning:1. a basin (as deepened out)
KJV Renderings:bowl, dish.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5682

סֵ֫פֶל noun [masculine] bowl (√ unknown; perhaps foreign word; Assyrian saplu , bowl, basin (DIHWB 508 SchrCOT 2Kgs 9:2) [occurs as object of tribute or plunder]; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 סִיפְלָא bowl, basin, Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3639] (wash-)basin SchwIdioticon 64; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3640] bowl, jar FlLevy NHWB iii,320; Kl. Schr.ii. 556 f. is perhaps loan-word Frä67 f.); — absolute ׳ מְלֹא הַסּ Judg 6:38 for drinking, construct סֵפֶל אַדִּירִים Judg 5:25 a bowl of (fit for) nobles, huge bowl (GFM).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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