סָפִיחַ
çâphîyach · saw-fee'-akh
something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5596 (סָפַח);
something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet
- something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop
- figuratively, a freshet
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (such) things as (which) grow (of themselves), which groweth of its own accord (itself).
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › to speak, the word › the hand that works › to separate and protect
To support and uphold that works to speak, the word of the hand that works that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סָפִיחַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that which groweth of its own accord1 · 20%
- that which groweth1 · 20%
- such things as grow1 · 20%
- the things which grow1 · 20%
- such as groweth1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.