Hebrew · H5595

סָפָה

Properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)

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סָפָהH5595

What does סָפָה mean in the Bible?

סָפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does סָפָה mean in the Bible?

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How does the BSB render H5595?

The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you will be swept away (3), and perish (1), and to remove (1), have been swept away (1), heaping up (1).

Where does סָפָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (4), 1 Samuel (3), Isaiah (3), Deuteronomy (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

you will be swept away3×Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26

and perish1×1 Samuel 26:10

and to remove1×Isaiah 7:20

have been swept away1×Jeremiah 12:4

heaping up1×Isaiah 30:1

I will be swept away1×1 Samuel 27:1

I will heap1×Deuteronomy 32:23

is captured1×Isaiah 13:15

of being swept away1×1 Chronicles 21:12

stoke1×Numbers 32:14

sweep away1×Genesis 18:23

sweep it away1×Genesis 18:24

swept away1×Proverbs 13:23

This will bring disaster1×Deuteronomy 29:19

vvv1×Psalms 40:14

will be swept away1×1 Samuel 12:25

will come to an end1×Amos 3:15

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 18:23תִּסְפֶּ֔הtosweep awayVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Genesis 18:24תִּסְפֶּה֙tosweep it awayVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Genesis 19:15תִּסָּפֶ֖הtoyou will be swept awayVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Genesis 19:17תִּסָּפֶֽה׃toyou will be swept awayVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Numbers 16:26תִּסָּפ֖וּtoyou will be swept awayVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 32:14לִסְפּ֣וֹתtostokePreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 29:19סְפ֥וֹתtoThis will bring disasterVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 32:23אַסְפֶּ֥הtoI will heapVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 1 Samuel 12:25תִּסָּפֽוּ׃פtowill be swept awayVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1 Samuel 26:10וְנִסְפָּֽה׃toand perishConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 18:23

Aligned rows19

Books represented10

Genesis4Numbers2Deuteronomy21 Samuel31 Chronicles1Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah3Jeremiah1Amos1

Source forms

סְפ֥וֹת2xsə·p̄ō·wṯDeuteronomy 29:19, Isaiah 30:1

אֶסָּפֶ֥ה1x’es·sā·p̄eh1 Samuel 27:1

אַסְפֶּ֥ה1x’as·pehDeuteronomy 32:23

הַנִּסְפֶּ֖ה1xhan·nis·pehIsaiah 13:15

וְנִסְפָּֽה׃1xwə·nis·pāh1 Samuel 26:10

וְסָפ֛וּ1xwə·sā·p̄ūAmos 3:15

לִסְפּ֣וֹת1xlis·pō·wṯNumbers 32:14

לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ1xlis·pō·w·ṯāhPsalms 40:14

Parsing patterns

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural2xNumbers 16:26, 1 Samuel 12:25

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular2xGenesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17

Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular2x1 Chronicles 21:12, Proverbs 13:23

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular2xGenesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24

Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2xDeuteronomy 29:19, Isaiah 30:1

Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 13:15

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1x1 Samuel 26:10

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xAmos 3:15

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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סָפָה

What does סָפָה mean in the Bible?

What does סָפָה mean in the Bible?

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Where does סָפָה appear in Scripture?

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