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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5607 - שֶׂפֶק

Transliteration

çêpheq

Phonetics

say'-fek, seh'-fek

Origin

from (H5606)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1539a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

handclapping, mocking, mockery, scorn
1. meaning dubious

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Job 2

BSB (2)

Job 2

CSB (1)

Job 1

ESV (2)

Job 2

KJV (2)

Job 2

LEB (2)

Job 2

LSB (1)

Job 1

N95 (1)

Job 1

NAS (1)

Job 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Job 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2499) q p x (ספק SPQ) AC: Clasp CO: ? AB: ?

V) q p x (ספק SPQ) - Clasp: [df: qpV] KJV (10): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) clap, smite, please, strike, suffice, wallow - Strongs: H5606 (שָׂפַק)

N^m ) q p x (ספק SPQ) - Clasp: [df: qpV] KJV (2): sufficiency, stroke - Strongs: H5607 (שֶׂפֶק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[שֶׂ֫פֶק] noun [masculine] doubtful word; hand-clapping, i.e. mockery (?) (compare verb Job 27:23); — שָׂ֑פֶק Job 36:18 in difficult clause ׳כִּיחֵֿמָה מֶּןיְֿסִיתְךָ בְשׂ because there is passion, (beware) lest it incite thee to mockery, Bae^Kau Da (but הסית בְּ = incite against, hence Bu reads לִשְׂמֹּק); De is not clear; others (as Di): lest it (passion) excite thee at the chastisement (see √

2; compare Thes); Du reads מִשְׂמָּק לְחֵמָה lest chastisement incite thee to wrath. — On Job 20:22 (editions) see שֵׂפֶק.

[שֵׂ֫פֶק] noun [masculine] sufficiency, plenty; — suffix שִׂפְקוֺ Job 20:22 (Baer Gi; ׳ס van d. H.; opposed to צרר).

שַׂק see שׂקק. below

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שֶׂפֶק masc. smiting, chastening (of God), Job 36:18 see the root No. I. Compare כָפַק 34:26.

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List of Word Forms

בְסָ֑פֶק בספק פקו שִׂ֭פְקוֹ ḇə·sā·p̄eq ḇəsāp̄eq fekov p̄ə·qōw p̄əqōw veSafek