Strong's Definition
a height; also a sieve
Derivation: from H5130 (נוּף) in the sense of lifting;
KJV Usage: border, coast, region, sieve.
TWOT Reference: 1331b,1330a
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
נָפָה (na.phah) — sieve. sieve, winnowing implement
נָפָה (na.phah) — height. a lofty place, height
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · נוף · נָפֹות דֹּור
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sieve = a shallow, flat circular container with a mesh bottom made of straw, cord, strips of bark, or reed, through which fine particles can pass while the grain is retained; ► used in the final stage of the winnowing process; ≈ winnowing is often used as a figure of speech to denote the process of distinguishing between good and bad
noun f · נֹוף · נָפָה · נֶפֶת
1 ISA 30:28 RSV NIV NJB NRSV ESV "sieve" | NJPS REB "yoke"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[נָפָה] n.f. sieve or other winnowing implement;—only cstr. Is 30:28 ref
[נָפָה] n.f. height;—only cstr. in combin. base
