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H5603 סָפַן (çâphan) saw-fan'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to cover

Strong's Definition

to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: cieled, cover, seated.

TWOT Reference: 1537

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to cover, cover in, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cover in, panel
1a2) covered, panelled (participle)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

סָפַן (sa.phan) — to cover. 1) to cover, cover in, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cover in, panel 1a2) covered, panelled (participle)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · סְפִינָה · סִפֻּן

Cover | verb qal

to cover, to panel = causative action by which a carpenter covers the walls and/or roof of a room on the inside with wooden panels

1KI 6:9 · 1KI 7:3 · 1KI 7:7 · JER 22:14 · HAG 1:4

verb

Non-Whole

to be set apart, to be reserved exact meaning unknown; possibly: = state in which an object has been kept apart for a specific person

DEU 33:21

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[סָפַן, once, erron., שׂ׳] vb. cover, cover in, panel base

Bible Occurrences (6)

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