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hebrew #5595 - סָפָה saphah (to sweep or snatch away)


Original Word:סָפָה
Transliteration: saphah
Definition:to sweep or snatch away, catch up
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(saw-faw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put

A primitive root; properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. To accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. To scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish) -- add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be snatched away
1a2) to sweep or snatch away
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be swept away, be destroyed
1b2) to be caught up, be captured
1c) (Hiphil) to catch up, gather
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1531

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[סָפָה] verbsweep away or snatch away, catch up (Late Hebrew ׳ספ, סָפָאcollect (rare), ᵑ7׳סְפִ (rare), Syriac collect, pick up; Arabic of wind, raise dust and carry it away Lane1377); —

Qal 1.intransitive:Perfect3feminine singular סָֽפְתָהJeremiah 12:4be snatched away (read possibly סָ֫פָה [סוף]).

2 transitive: Imperfect3feminine singular תִּסְמֶּהIsaiah 7:20sweep away beard; 2 masculine singular תִּסְמֶּהGenesis 18:23,24 sweep away indiscriminately (good and bad); Infinitive constructסְפוֺתDeuteronomy 29:18to snatch away the moist with the dry (proverb. expression, compare Dr), suffix לִסְמּוֺתָהּPsalm 40:15to snatch it away (i.e. my life). — וְסָפ֫וּAmos 3:15 see סוף.

Niph`alPf .3masculine singular וְנִסְמָּה consecutive 1 Samuel 26:10; Imperfect2masculine singularתִּסָּפֶהGenesis 19:15,17; 1singular אֶסָּפֶה1 Samuel 27:1; 2masculine plural תִּסָּפוּNumbers 16:26, תִּסָּפ֑וּ1 Samuel 12:25; ParticipleנִסְמֶּהIsaiah 13:15; Proverbs 13:23 (1 Chronicles 21:12 see below); —

1be swept away, destroyed, Genesis 19:15 (בַּעֲוֺן הָעִירby reason of the iniquity of the city), Genesis 19:17 (both J), Numbers 16:26 (JE) 1 Samuel 12:25; 1 Samuel 26:10 (in battle), + בְּיַד of agent 1 Samuel 27:1; compare וְיֵשׁ נִסְמֶּה בְּלאֹ מִשְׁמָּטProverbs 13:23and there is that is swept away for lack of justice.1 Chronicles 21:12 read נוּסְךָ (as "" 2 Samuel 24:13, see נוּס).

2be caught up, captured, Isaiah 13:15 ("" נִמְצָא).

Hiph`ilImperfect1singular אֵסְמֶּה עָלֵימוֺ רָעוֺתDeuteronomy 32:23I will catch up against them calamities, but read אֹסְפָהI will gather (√ אסף), or < אֹסִפָה (Di Dr BuhlLex 13) I will add, i.e.multiply (√ יסף; see Ges§ 69h, note).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5595. סָפָה (saphah) — 20 Occurrences

Genesis 18:23
HEB:וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַאַ֣ף תִּסְפֶּ֔ה צַדִּ֖יק עִם־
NAS: Will You indeed sweep away the righteous
KJV: and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous
INT: and said indeed sweep the righteous with

Genesis 18:24
HEB:הָעִ֑יר הַאַ֤ף תִּסְפֶּה֙ וְלֹא־ תִשָּׂ֣א
NAS: will You indeed sweep [it] away and not spare
KJV: the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare
INT: the city indeed sweep and not spare

Genesis 19:15
HEB:הַנִּמְצָאֹ֔ת פֶּן־ תִּסָּפֶ֖ה בַּעֲוֹ֥ן הָעִֽיר׃
NAS: or you will be swept away in the punishment
KJV: which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity
INT: are here or will be swept the punishment of the city

Genesis 19:17
HEB:הִמָּלֵ֖ט פֶּן־ תִּסָּפֶֽה׃
NAS: or you will be swept away.
KJV: to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
INT: escape or will be swept

Numbers 16:26
HEB:לָהֶ֑ם פֶּן־ תִּסָּפ֖וּ בְּכָל־ חַטֹּאתָֽם׃
NAS: that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all
KJV: and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
INT: after or will be swept all their sin

Numbers 32:14
HEB:אֲנָשִׁ֣ים חַטָּאִ֑ים לִסְפּ֣וֹת ע֗וֹד עַ֛ל
NAS: men, to add still more
KJV: men, to augment yet the fierce
INT: men of sinful to add still unto

Deuteronomy 29:19
HEB:אֵלֵ֑ךְ לְמַ֛עַן סְפ֥וֹת הָרָוָ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: in order to destroy the watered
KJV: of mine heart, to add drunkenness
INT: walk order to destroy the watered to thirst

Deuteronomy 32:23
HEB: אַסְפֶּ֥ה עָלֵ֖ימוֹ רָע֑וֹת
NAS:I will heap misfortunes
KJV:I will heap mischiefs
INT:will heap and mischiefs

1 Samuel 12:25
HEB:גַּֽם־ מַלְכְּכֶ֖ם תִּסָּפֽוּ׃ פ
NAS: you and your king will be swept away.
KJV: do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
INT: both and your king will be swept

1 Samuel 26:10
HEB:בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה יֵרֵ֖ד וְנִסְפָּֽה׃
NAS: into battle and perish.
KJV: into battle, and perish.
INT: battle will go and perish

1 Samuel 27:1
HEB:לִבּ֔וֹ עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יוֹם־ אֶחָ֖ד
NAS: to himself, Now I will perish one day
KJV: in his heart, I shall now perish one
INT: himself Now will perish day one

1 Chronicles 21:12
HEB:שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה חֳדָשִׁ֜ים נִסְפֶּ֥ה מִפְּנֵי־ צָרֶיךָ֮
NAS: months to be swept away before
KJV: months to be destroyed before
INT: three months to be swept before your foes

Psalm 40:14
HEB:מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר
NAS: my life to destroy it; Let those be turned
KJV: after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven
INT: seek my life to destroy those be turned back

Proverbs 13:23
HEB:רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
NAS: of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice.
KJV: but there is [that is] destroyed for want
INT: of the poor is is swept want of judgment

Isaiah 7:20
HEB:אֶת־ הַזָּקָ֖ן תִּסְפֶּֽה׃ ס
NAS: and it will also remove the beard.
KJV: of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
INT: will also the beard remove

Isaiah 13:15
HEB:יִדָּקֵ֑ר וְכָל־ הַנִּסְפֶּ֖ה יִפּ֥וֹל בֶּחָֽרֶב׃
NAS: And anyone who is captured will fall
KJV: shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined [unto them] shall fall
INT: will be thrust and anyone is captured will fall the sword

Isaiah 29:1
HEB:חָנָ֣ה דָוִ֑ד סְפ֥וּ שָׁנָ֛ה עַל־
KJV: dwelt! add ye year
INT: camped David add year unto

Isaiah 30:1
HEB:רוּחִ֑י לְמַ֛עַן סְפ֥וֹת חַטָּ֖את עַל־
NAS: In order to add sin
KJV: but not of my spirit, that they may add sin
INT: of my Spirit order to add sin unto

Jeremiah 7:21
HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם סְפ֥וּ עַל־ זִבְחֵיכֶ֖ם
KJV: of Israel; Put your burnt offerings
INT: of Israel your burnt Put unto your sacrifices

Jeremiah 12:4
HEB:יֹֽשְׁבֵי־ בָ֗הּ סָפְתָ֤ה בְהֵמוֹת֙ וָע֔וֹף
NAS: and birds have been snatched away, Because
KJV: therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds;
INT: the wickedness dwell have been snatched Animals and birds

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