Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6852 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צָּפַר |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | tsaphar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsaw-far' |
| Meaning: | 1. to skip about, i.e. return |
| KJV Renderings: | depart early. |
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I. [צָפַר] verb dubious; — Imperfect 3 masculine singular וְיִצְפֹּר מֵהַר הַגִּלְעָד יָשֹׁב Judg 7:3 let him return and ( Vrss ) let him depart, AV depart early (as Ki, from Aramaic צפרא , [untranscribed source text 4608] morning, improbable), wholly uncertain; Gr וְיַעֲבִר; on difficulty of ׳ מֵהַר הַגּ see גִּלְעָד 2 and GFM, who conjectures וְיִצְרְפֵם גִּדְעֹן and so Gideson put them to test (compare Judg 7:4), so Bu Now (compare DrHast. ii. 176 n).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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