Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H829 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶשׁפָּר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | eshpar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | esh-pawr' |
| Meaning: | 1. a measured portion |
| KJV Renderings: | good piece (of flesh). |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
אֶשְׁפָּר 2Sam 6:19 = 1Chr 16:3 ᵐ5 2Sam 6:19 Aq Symm . cake or roll; other Verss. ancient & modern have various conjectures, but actual etymology & meaning unknown; see LagGGA 1884, No. 7. 262 = M i. 214 DrSm.
אַשְׁפֹּת, אַשְׁפַּתּוֺת see שׁפת .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
1 Chronicles 16:3
