What does מִסְפֵּד (misĕpēd) mean in the Bible?
מִסְפֵּד (misĕpēd): Intense vocal grief-expression; distinctive Hebrew mourning practice combining wailing, dirge-singing, and ritualized lamentation over death
Hebrew · H4553
מִסְפֵּד
A lamentation
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מִסְפֵּד H4553
Pronunciation misĕpēd
What does מִסְפֵּד (misĕpēd) mean in the Bible?
מִסְפֵּד (misĕpēd): Intense vocal grief-expression; distinctive Hebrew mourning practice combining wailing, dirge-singing, and ritualized lamentation over death
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4553?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include There will be wailing (2), . . . (1), and lamented (1), and mourning (1), and wailed (1).
Where does מִסְפֵּד (misĕpēd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Amos (3), Zechariah (3), Jeremiah (2), Micah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It There will be wailing 2× Amos 5:16, Amos 5:17
. . . 1× Micah 1:8
and lamented 1× Esther 4:3
and mourning 1× Joel 2:12
and wailed 1× Genesis 50:10
and wailing 1× Isaiah 22:12
as one mourns 1× Zechariah 12:10
as the wailing 1× Zechariah 12:11
is in mourning 1× Micah 1:11
is mourning 1× Jeremiah 48:38
mourning 1× Ezekiel 27:31
my mourning 1× Psalms 30:11
the wailing 1× Zechariah 12:11
wail 1× Amos 5:16
wailing 1× Jeremiah 6:26
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:10 מִסְפֵּ֛ד to and wailed Noun - masculine singular Esther 4:3 וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד to and lamented Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 30:11 מִסְפְּדִי֮ to my mourning Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Isaiah 22:12 וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד to and wailing Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 6:26 מִסְפַּ֖ד to wailing Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 48:38 מִסְפֵּ֑ד to is mourning Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 27:31 מִסְפֵּ֥ד to mourning Noun - masculine singular Joel 2:12 וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃ to and mourning Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Amos 5:16 מִסְפֵּ֔ד to There will be wailing Noun - masculine singular Amos 5:16 וּמִסְפֵּ֖ד to wail Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 50:10
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Esther 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Joel 1 Amos 3 Micah 2 Zechariah 3
Source forms
מִסְפֵּ֑ד 2x mis·pêḏ Jeremiah 48:38, Amos 5:17
הַמִּסְפֵּד֙ 1x ham·mis·pêḏ Zechariah 12:11
וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃ 1x ū·ḇə·mis·pêḏ Joel 2:12
וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד 1x ū·lə·mis·pêḏ Isaiah 22:12
וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד 1x ū·mis·pêḏ Esther 4:3
וּמִסְפֵּ֖ד 1x ū·mis·pêḏ Amos 5:16
כְּמִסְפֵּד֙ 1x kə·mis·pêḏ Zechariah 12:10
כְּמִסְפַּ֥ד 1x kə·mis·paḏ Zechariah 12:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Genesis 50:10, Jeremiah 48:38, Ezekiel 27:31, Amos 5:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Esther 4:3, Amos 5:16
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Jeremiah 6:26, Micah 1:11
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 12:11
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joel 2:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 22:12
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 30:11
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 12:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Intense vocal grief-expression; distinctive Hebrew mourning practice combining wailing, dirge-singing, and ritualized lamentation over death
Source Gloss
a lamentation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Intense vocal grief-expression; distinctive Hebrew mourning practice combining wailing, dirge-singing, and ritualized lamentation over death
a lamentation BDB: wailing Usage: lamentation, one mourneth, mourning, wailing.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִסְפֵּד is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain