H5594Hebrewyyispəḏû-
סָפַד
properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
30
Total Occurrences
11
Books
30
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
lament, mourn(-er), wail.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to wail, lament, mourn
- 2.(qal)
- 3.(niphal) to be lamented, be bewailed
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: çâphad; Pronunciation: saw-fad'