Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6886 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צָּרְפַת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H6884 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Tsarphath |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsaq-ref-ath' |
| Meaning: | 1. refinement 2. Tsarephath, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Zarephath. |
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צָֽרְפַת proper name [of a location] Σαρεπτα: on coast south of Sidon (? smelting-place; on strange form compare LagBN 84; Assyrian ‚ariptu DlPa 284 COT 1Kgs 17:9 ; Egyptian Da-ïra-pu-ti WMMAs.u.Eur.184); — ׳ צ Obad 1:20 צָֽרְפָ֫תָה 1Kgs 17:9; 1Kgs 17:10 (so Gi; פַ֫תָה- van d. H. Baer); modern ‚arfend RobBR ii. 474 ff. PietschmPhön. 58 f..
