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H5299 נָפָה (nâphâh) naw-faw'

Hebrew
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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

1) a lofty place, height
2) sieve, winnowing implement

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

Tools

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

ISA 30:28

noun f · נֹוף · נָפָה · נֶפֶת

Names of Locations

Naphoth-Dor, Naphath-Dor = town; ◄ territory of Manasseh

JOS 11:2 · JOS 12:23 · 1KI 4:11

1 ISA 30:28 RSV NIV NJB NRSV ESV "sieve" | NJPS REB "yoke"

Reinier de Blois

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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

Bible Occurrences (1)

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