What does סַף mean in the Bible?
סַף is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)".
Hebrew · H5592
סַף
A vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
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סַף H5592
What does סַף mean in the Bible?
סַף is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5592?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), the threshold (5), basins (3), - (1), a cup (1).
Where does סַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), 2 Kings (5), 2 Chronicles (3), Jeremiah (3).
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 . . . 5× 2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 52:24
the threshold 5× Judges 19:27, 1 Kings 14:17, 2 Kings 12:9, Ezekiel 40:6
basins 3× 2 Samuel 17:28, 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Kings 12:13
- 1× Exodus 12:22
a cup 1× Zechariah 12:2
and thresholds 1× Isaiah 6:4
as well as the thresholds 1× Ezekiel 41:16
at the doors 1× 2 Chronicles 23:4
at the thresholds 1× 1 Chronicles 9:22
entrance 1× Esther 6:2
in the basin 1× Exodus 12:22
My threshold 1× Ezekiel 43:8
so that the thresholds 1× Amos 9:1
the basins 1× Jeremiah 52:19
the doorkeepers 1× 2 Kings 22:4
the doors 1× 2 Chronicles 34:9
the entrance 1× Esther 2:21
The inner threshold 1× Ezekiel 40:7
the thresholds 1× 1 Chronicles 9:19
their threshold 1× Ezekiel 43:8
thresholds 1× 2 Chronicles 3:7
will lie on the threshold 1× Zephaniah 2:14
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:22 בַּסַּף֒ to in the basin Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:22 בַּסָּ֑ף to - Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 19:27 הַסַּֽף׃ to the threshold Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 17:28 וְסַפּוֹת֙ to basins Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 7:50 וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹת to basins Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 14:17 בְסַף־ to the threshold Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 12:9 הַסַּ֔ף to the threshold Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 12:13 סִפּ֥וֹת to basins Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Kings 22:4 הַסַּ֖ף to the doorkeepers Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 23:4 הַסַּף֒ to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:22
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 14
Exodus 2 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 5 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 3 Esther 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 7 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַסַּֽף׃ 4x has·sap̄ Judges 19:27, 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 52:24
הַסַּ֔ף 2x has·sap̄ 2 Kings 12:9, Esther 2:21
סַ֣ף 2x sap̄ Ezekiel 40:6
בַּסַּף֒ 1x bas·sap̄ Exodus 12:22
בַּסַּ֔ף 1x bas·sap̄ Zephaniah 2:14
בַּסָּ֑ף 1x bas·sāp̄ Exodus 12:22
בְסַף־ 1x ḇə·sap̄- 1 Kings 14:17
בַּסִּפִּ֔ים 1x bas·sip·pîm 1 Chronicles 9:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 11x Judges 19:27, 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 23:4
Article | Noun - masculine plural 7x 1 Chronicles 9:19, 2 Chronicles 3:7, 2 Chronicles 23:4, Isaiah 6:4
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 12:22, Zephaniah 2:14
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Ezekiel 40:6, Zechariah 12:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Samuel 17:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 40:7
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 1 Kings 7:50
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 2 Kings 12:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
Source Gloss
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) BDB: threshhold Usage: bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַף is built from this root:
סָפַף H5605
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