What does שָׁפַךְ · ἐκχέω mean in the Bible?
שָׁפַךְ · ἐκχέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pour out or spill".
Hebrew · H8210, G1632
שָׁפַךְ
To spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out · to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
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שָׁפַךְ H8210 to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out
Pronunciation šāphaḵ
To pour out violently or completely—especially blood sacrifice or divine wrath; implies total expenditure or loss.
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ἐκχέω G1632 to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
Pronunciation ekchéō
To pour out lavishly; spiritually, to bestow generously (especially divine gifts like Spirit and love)
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What does שָׁפַךְ (shaphakh) mean in the Bible?
שָׁפַךְ · ἐκχέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pour out or spill".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8210, G1632?
H8210, G1632 is connected to 117 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to pour out or spill
Source Gloss
to pour out or spill
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 68
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 57×
Perfect 1Kgs 2:31 · 2Kgs 21:16 · 2Kgs 24:4 · Lam 2:4 · Lam 4:11 · Lev 17:4 · Deut 21:7 · Ezek 36:18 · Joel 4:19 · Ps 79:3 · 1Chr 22:8 · 1Chr 28:3 · Ezek 22:4 · Isa 57:6 · Ezek 22:22 · Ezek 39:29 18×
Imperfect 2Kgs 19:32 · Isa 37:33 · Job 16:13 · Lev 4:7 · Lev 4:18 · Lev 4:25 · Lev 4:30 · Lev 4:34 · Ps 102:1 · Ezek 7:8 · Hos 5:10 · Joel 3:1 · Joel 3:2 · Ps 142:3 · Ezek 33:25 · Gen 37:22 17×
Participle active Ezek 18:10 · Ezek 22:3 · Ezek 23:45 · Gen 9:6 · Job 12:21 · Prov 6:17 · Ps 107:40 7×
Sequential imperfect Jer 6:11 · Jer 10:25 · Judg 6:20 · Ps 69:25 · Ps 79:6 · Lam 2:19 · Ps 62:9 7×
Infinitive construct 1Kgs 18:28 · Ezek 22:6 · Ezek 22:9 · Ezek 22:12 4×
Participle passive Ezek 20:33 · Ezek 20:34 2×
Jussive Jer 7:6 · Jer 22:3 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×
Imperfect Deut 12:27 · Deut 19:10 · Gen 9:6 3×
Perfect Lam 2:11 · Ps 22:15 2×
Infinitive construct Ezek 16:36 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×
Imperfect Job 30:16 · Lam 4:1 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Num 35:33 1×
Qal passive 2×
Perfect Ps 73:2 2×
Word Origins
שָׁפַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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