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Lexicon :: Strong's H5606 - sāp̄aq

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סָפַק
Transliteration
sāp̄aq
Pronunciation
saw-fak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1539

Strong’s Definitions

סָפַק çâphaq, saw-fak'; or שָׂפַק sâphaq; (1 Kings 20:10; Job 27:23; Isaiah 2:6), a primitive root; to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit:—clap, smite, strike, suffice, wallow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H5606 in the following manner: clap (3x), smite (2x), please (1x), strike together (1x), suffice (1x), wallow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H5606 in the following manner: clap (3x), smite (2x), please (1x), strike together (1x), suffice (1x), wallow (1x).

  1. to clap, slap

    1. (Qal)

      1. to slap, clap

      2. to slap, chastise

      3. to splash, throw up

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to clap

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָפַק çâphaq, saw-fak'; or שָׂפַק sâphaq; (1 Kings 20:10; Job 27:23; Isaiah 2:6), a primitive root; to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit:—clap, smite, strike, suffice, wallow.
STRONGS H5606: Abbreviations
† סָפַק, [שָׂפַק], verb slap, clap (Late Hebrew Pi. id.; Arabic bdb070607 slap (face), strike (hands) Lane1373); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְסָפַק consecutive Jeremiah 48:26, suffix סְפָקָם Job 34:26; 1st person singular סָפַ֫קְתִּי Jeremiah 31:19; 3rd person plural סָֽפְקוּ Lamentations 2:15; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׂפֹּק (שׂ substantive for ס) Job 27:23, יִסְפּוֹק Job 34:37, וַיִּסְפֹּק Numbers 24:10; Imperative masculine singular סְפֹק Ezekiel 21:17; —
1. slap, followed by עַליָֿרֵךְ on the thigh, in remorse and sorrow Jeremiah 31:19; Ezekiel 21:17; with כַּפַּיִם clap one's hands Numbers 24:10 (in anger), with עַל at, Lamentations 2:15; Job 27:23 (in mockery); כ׳ omitted Job 34:37 (in presumptuousness, against God).
2. slap, chastise, with accusative of person Job 34:26 (subject God).
3. splash מוֺאָב בְּקִיאוֺ וְס׳ Jeremiah 48:26 and Moab shall splash (fall with a splash) into his vomit, > Thes BuhlLex 13 empty himself (?), throw up (compare Syriac bdb070608 Pa.).
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural נָכְרִים וּבְיַלְרֵי יַשְׂפִּ֫יקוּ Isaiah 2:6 (read perhaps וּבִידֵי Hi Du Che, and into the hands of foreigners they clap, literally cause to clap, that is, their hands; > Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version from 1. שׂפק which see, they abound in, have a sufficiency of).

† II. [שָׂפַק] verb suffice (Late Hebrew סָפַק suffice, abound, so Ecclus 15:18 +; Targum סְפֵיק, סְפַק, Syriac bdb097402; Arabic bdb097403 is be niggardly, scanty, Lane1573); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׂפֹּק 1 Kings 20:10, subject dust, with לְ of thing.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

24:10; 24:10

1 Kings

20:10

Job

27:23; 27:23; 34:26; 34:26; 34:37; 34:37

Isaiah

2:6

Jeremiah

31:19; 31:19; 48:26; 48:26

Lamentations

2:15; 2:15

Ezekiel

21:17; 21:17

H5606

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5606 matches the Hebrew סָפַק (sāp̄aq),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 - King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10 - Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:23 - But everyone jeers at them
and mocks them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:26 - He strikes them down because they are wicked,
doing it openly for all to see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:37 - For you have added rebellion to your sin;
you show no respect,
and you speak many angry words against God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:6 - For the LORD has rejected his people,
the descendants of Jacob,
because they have filled their land with practices from the East
and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do.
They have made alliances with pagans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:19 - I turned away from God,
but then I was sorry.
I kicked myself for my stupidity!
I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard,
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:15 - All who pass by jeer at you.
They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem,[fn] saying,
“Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’
and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:12 - “Son of man, cry out and wail;
pound your thighs in anguish,
for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders—
everyone will die!
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