What does שִׁפְעָה (šipĕʿāh) mean in the Bible?
שִׁפְעָה (šipĕʿāh): Abundance that manifests as a swelling, overflowing multitude; emphasizes both quantity and visible, physical manifestation
Hebrew · H8229
שִׁפְעָה
Copiousness
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שִׁפְעָה H8229
Pronunciation šipĕʿāh
What does שִׁפְעָה (šipĕʿāh) mean in the Bible?
שִׁפְעָה (šipĕʿāh): Abundance that manifests as a swelling, overflowing multitude; emphasizes both quantity and visible, physical manifestation
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8229?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a company of [troops] (1), and a flood (1), Caravans (1), His multitude (1), so that a flood (1).
Where does שִׁפְעָה (šipĕʿāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 9:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (2), Job (2), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
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 a company of [troops] 1× 2 Kings 9:17
and a flood 1× Job 22:11
Caravans 1× Isaiah 60:6
His multitude 1× Ezekiel 26:10
so that a flood 1× Job 38:34
troops 1× 2 Kings 9:17
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 9:17 שִׁפְעַ֤ת to troops Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Kings 9:17 שִׁפְעַ֖ת to a company of [troops] Noun - feminine singular construct Job 22:11 וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ to and a flood Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Job 38:34 וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ to so that a flood Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 60:6 שִֽׁפְעַ֨ת to Caravans Noun - feminine singular construct Ezekiel 26:10 מִשִּׁפְעַ֥ת to His multitude Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 9:17
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
2 Kings 2 Job 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ 2x wə·šip̄·‘aṯ- Job 22:11, Job 38:34
מִשִּׁפְעַ֥ת 1x miš·šip̄·‘aṯ Ezekiel 26:10
שִׁפְעַ֤ת 1x šip̄·‘aṯ 2 Kings 9:17
שִׁפְעַ֖ת 1x šip̄·‘aṯ 2 Kings 9:17
שִֽׁפְעַ֨ת 1x šip̄·‘aṯ Isaiah 60:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x 2 Kings 9:17, Isaiah 60:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Job 22:11, Job 38:34
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 26:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Abundance that manifests as a swelling, overflowing multitude; emphasizes both quantity and visible, physical manifestation
Source Gloss
copiousness
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Abundance that manifests as a swelling, overflowing multitude; emphasizes both quantity and visible, physical manifestation
copiousness BDB: abundance Usage: abundance, company, multitude.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁפְעָה 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