Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8194 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁפָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H8192 in the sense of clarifying |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shaphah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-faw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cheese (as strained from the whey) |
| KJV Renderings: | cheese. |
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שְׁפוֺת (Köii. 1. 186) noun feminine dubious, perhaps cream (as skimmed of ? compare WetzstZAW iii (1883), 276 f., who connects with Arabic [untranscribed source text 5673] cream, and this with √ [untranscribed source text 5674] take off the top (but שׁ = [untranscribed source text 5675] ?); EV cheese (after ᵑ6 ᵑ7 , compare ARSKKB 3091)); — construct שְׁפוֺת בָּקָר 2Sam 17:29 cream of the herd ( + דְּבַשׁ וְחֶמְאָה וְצאֹן), compare Now Bu; ᵐ5 . of Lucian HPS calves.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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