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Lexicon :: Strong's H5603 - sāp̄an

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סָפַן
Transliteration
sāp̄an
Pronunciation
saw-fan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1537

Strong’s Definitions

סָפַן çâphan, saw-fan'; a primitive root; to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve:—cieled, cover, seated.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5603 in the following manner: covered (3x), cieled (2x), seated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H5603 in the following manner: covered (3x), cieled (2x), seated (1x).

  1. to cover, cover in, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling

    1. (Qal)

      1. to cover in, panel

      2. covered, panelled (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָפַן çâphan, saw-fan'; a primitive root; to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve:—cieled, cover, seated.
STRONGS H5603: Abbreviations
† [סָפַן, (once, erroneous, H8226 שׂ׳)] verb cover, cover in, panel (Late Hebrew סָפַן is respect, care for; Phoenician מספנת roof, Lzb330; Aramaic סְפַן Ithpe. be covered, overlaid; Assyrian sapânu (sometimes šapânu!), cover, over-whelm Dl508; sapannu, concealment, obscurity, depth (of sea); Ethiopic bdb070603invalescere, percrebescere, praevalere, Di406); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular גֵּבִים אֶת־הַבַּיִת וַיִּסְפּן 1 Kings 6:9 and he covered in the house with beams (?); Infinitive absolute סָפוֺן בָּאָ֑רֶז Jeremiah 22:14 (reading with JDMich Hi Gf Or Gie Co, חַלּוֺנָיו סָפוֺן, for MT חַלּוֺנַי וְסָפוּן, compare DrSm xxx) covering (it) in, panelling (it) with cedar; Passive participle סָפוּן בְּאֶרֶז 1 Kings 7:7, סָפֻן בְּאֶרֶז 1 Kings 7:3; plural בְּבָֽתֵּיכֶם סְפוּנִים Haggai 1:14 in your panelled houses. — סָפוּן strangely = reserved, laid up, Deuteronomy 33:21, and =
[H8226 hidden Deuteronomy 33:19 שְׂפֻנֵי טְמֻנֵי חוֺל (only here with שׂ; both in sense of צָפוּן [read this ?], compare Dr)].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

33:21

1 Kings

6:9; 7:3; 7:7

Jeremiah

22:14

Haggai

1:14

H5603

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5603 matches the Hebrew סָפַן (sāp̄an),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:21 - He chose the best land for himself; the leader’s portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the LORD’s righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:9 - So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:3 - It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7 - He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:14 - He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace with spacious upper rooms.’ So he makes large windows in it, panels it with cedar and decorates it in red.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:4 - “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”
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