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hebrew #5502 - סָחַף sachaph (prostrate)


Original Word:סָחַף
Transliteration: sachaph
Definition:prostrate
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(saw-khaf')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sweep away

A primitive root; to scrape off -- sweep (away).


Englishman's Concordance

1) to prostrate, beat down
1a) (Qal) prostrating (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be prostrated
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1485

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[סָחַף] verbprostrate (Late Hebrew סחף, Aramaic סְחַף (for ἐδαφίζω, Luke 19:42); Assyrian sa—âpu, throw down, overwhelm); —

QalPerfectמָטָר סֹחֵףProverbs 28:3a prostrating rain (beating down grain), וְאֵיןלָ֑חֶםand (so) there is no bread.

Niph`alPerfect3masculine singular נִסְחַף אַבִּירֶיךָJeremiah 46:15why are thy mighty ones (or, why is thy bull, i.e. Apis, Hi Ew Gf) prostrated? but read perhaps נָס חָף אַבִּירְךָ לאֹ עָמַד (ᵐ5 Mich Gie Co) why hath Apis fled, thy bull doth not stand?

[סָחַר] verbgo around, about, travel about in (Late Hebrew id., go about as merchant, pedlar, perhaps denominative from סוֺחֵר (Jastr); **ᵑ7סְחַר, אֵסְחַרgo about, סְחוֺר=Hebrew סָבִיב. Syriac go about as beggar, be beggar PS2593 (rate), especially Christian-Palestinian Aramaic see SchwIdioticon 61f.; Assyrian sa—âru, turn, surround, Tel Amarna return WklTA Glossary; ᵑ7surround (often), and derivatives; Arabic is mock at, deride); —

QalPerfect3plural סָֽחֲרוּJeremiah 14:18; Imperfect3masculine plural יִסְחֲרוּGenesis 34:21; 2masculine plural תִּסְחָ֑רוּGenesis 42:34; Imperative masculine plural suffix סְחָרוּהָGenesis 34:10; PerfectסֹחֵרGenesis 23:16, סוֺחֵרProverbs 31:14; construct סֹחֵרIsaiah 23:2; feminine singular suffix סֹחַרְתֵךְEzekiel 27:12,16,18 + סֹחֲרֹתַיִךְEzekiel 27:15 (see below); masculine plural סֹחֲרִיםGenesis 37:28 2t.; construct סֹחֲרֵי1 Kings 10:28 3t.; suffix סֹחֲרַיִךְIsaiah 47:15, רָ֑יִךְ- Ezekiel 27:21, רֶיהַ- Isaiah 23:8; —

1go about, to and fro (i.e. go about one's affairs, carry on one's business) in, with accusative אֶרֶץGenesis 42:34 (E), Genesis 34:10,21 (P); with אֶלאֶֿרֶץJeremiah 14:18, but dubious, ᵐ5 Gf Hi Or CoHpt RothstKaujourney unto a land which they have not known.

2Participle=substantive a trafficker, trader (who goes about with wares, etc.) Genesis 23:16 (P), Genesis 37:28 (E), Isaiah 23:2,8; Isaiah 47:15; 1 Kings 10:28 2Chronicles 1:16; Ezekiel 27:21 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 27:36; Ezekiel 38:13; + תָּרִים2Chronicles 9:14; feminine, of a city or country, Ezekiel 27:12,16,18; also in Ezekiel 27:15 read סֹחֲרֹתַיִךְ for ᵑ0 (ידך) סְחֹרַת Sm Co Berthol Toy.

PilpelPerfect3masculine singular לִבִּי סְחַרְחַרPsalm 38:11 (Ges§ 55e) my heart palpittes (+ עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5502. סָחַף (sachaph) — 2 Occurrences

Proverbs 28:3
HEB:דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: the lowly Is [like] a driving rain
KJV: the poor [is like] a sweeping rain
INT: the lowly rain is a driving leaves food

Jeremiah 46:15
HEB: מַדּ֖וּעַ נִסְחַ֣ף אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ לֹ֣א
NAS: have your mighty ones become prostrate? They do not stand
KJV: Why are thy valiant [men] swept away? they stood
INT: Why become have your mighty not

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