Strong's Lexicon

H8192

H8192 — שָׁפָה

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

HebrewshaphahverbOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2440

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8192
Word:	שָׁפָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	shaphah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-faw'
Meaning:	1. to abrade, i.e. bare
KJV Renderings:	high, stick out.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8940

I. [שָׁפָה] verb sweep bare (Arabic [untranscribed source text 5668] ( [untranscribed source text 5669]), of wind, raise and carry off dust, [untranscribed source text 5670] of horse, scanty in hair of forelock; Late Hebrew Pi`el plane off; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5671] Passive participle level (Isa 40:4 = מִישׁוֺר), smooth, limpid, [untranscribed source text 5672] make level, smooth (and derivatives)); —

Niph`al be wind-swept, bare; Participle הַרנִֿשְׁפֶּה Isa 13:2 a bare mountain;

Pu`al Perfect consecutive וְשֻׁפוּ עַצְמֹתָיו Job 33:21 Qr his bones are laid bare (so lean is he; Kt וּשְׁפִי bareness are his bones).

BDB8943

I. שְׁפִי noun masculine bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height; —

1. bareness, Job 33:21 Kt (see √)

2. bare place, height: שֶׁ֑פִי Num 23:3 ( E ), i.e. an outlook-point; plural שְׁפָיִים Isa 41:18; Isa 49:9; Jer 3:21, שְׁפָיִם Jer 3:2; Jer 4:1l (|| מִדְבָּר), Jer 7:29; Jer 12:12 (בַּמִּדְבָּד), Jer 14:6.

Other Resources

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