What does סְחָבָה (sĕḥābāh) mean in the Bible?
סְחָבָה (sĕḥābāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a rag".
Hebrew · H5499
סְחָבָה
A rag
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סְחָבָה H5499
Pronunciation sĕḥābāh
What does סְחָבָה (sĕḥābāh) mean in the Bible?
סְחָבָה (sĕḥābāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a rag".
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How does the BSB render H5499?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rags (2).
Where does סְחָבָה (sĕḥābāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 38:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (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 rags 2× Jeremiah 38:11, Jeremiah 38:12
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 38:11
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 2
Source forms
הַסְּחָבוֹת 1x has·sə·ḥå̄·ḇōṯ Jeremiah 38:11
הַסְּחָב֤וֹת 1x has·sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ Jeremiah 38:12
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 38:12
Noun - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 38:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a rag
Source Gloss
a rag
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a rag BDB: rag Usage: cast clout.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סְחָבָה is built from this root:
סָחַב H5498
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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