Strong's Lexicon

H5634

H5634 — סַרעַפָּה

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

Hebrewcar`appahnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1527d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5634
Word:	סַרעַפָּה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	for H5589
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	car`appah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	sar-ap-paw'
Meaning:	1. a twig
KJV Renderings:	bough.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5660

סַרְעַפָּה noun feminine bough (with infixed ר; compare Ges ^{«GKC:85w»§ 85w}, as transition-consonant Kö^{ii. 1, 472}; compare Biblical Aramaic, Kau^{§ 62 F.} Selle^{De Aramaismis
Lib. Ezech. 17});

compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 3630] branches, Ezek 31:5 and elsewhere (PS³⁹⁵⁶), from √ [untranscribed source text 3631] propagavit, germinavit. — plural suffix סַרְעַפֹּתָיו Ezek 31:5 (of Pharaoh under figure of tree, compare Co Berthol Toy).

Other Resources

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