H5606 סָפַק (çâphaq) saw-fak'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit

Derivation: or שָׂפַק; (1 Kings 20:10; Job 27:23; Isaiah 2:6), a primitive root;

KJV Usage: clap, smite, strike, suffice, wallow.

TWOT Reference: 1539

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to clap, slap

1a)(Qal)

1a1) to slap, clap

1a2) to slap, chastise

1a3) to splash, throw up

1b) (Hiphil) to cause to clap

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

סָפַק (sa.phaq) — to slap. 1) to clap, slap 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to slap, clap 1a2) to slap, chastise 1a3) to splash, throw up 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to clap

שָׂפַק (sa.paq) — to suffice. suffice

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

ספק (H5606a)

verb · סֶפֶק

Chastise | verb qal

to strike > to punish literally: to strike; = action by which deities administer punishment to humans

JOB 34:26

Stance | verb qal

Collocation: ספק עַל־יָרֵךְ

to strike (one's) thigh literally: to strike (one's) thigh; = action by which humans express their shame and grief by striking their thigh

JER 31:19 · EZK 21:17

Stance | verb qal

Collocation: ספק כַּפַּיִם

to strike (one's) hands (together) literally: to strike (one's) palms (together); hence: = action by which humans express their anger and disgust by striking their hands together

NUM 24:10 · JOB 34:37 · LAM 2:15

verb

Frequency

to increase = causative action by which humans increase the frequency of a certain action

JOB 34:37

verb

Wet | verb qal

to wallow = action by which humans turn about in a substance, so that their body or clothing is covered by it

JER 48:26

¹ JOB 34:37 This interpretation implies the addition of כַּפַּיִם as in RSV NIV NRSV ESV | for an alternative reading see [2a] ² JOB 34:37 Gordis, Blenkinsopp NJPS | RSV NIV NRSV ESV "he claps his hands" = [1c]

Reinier de Blois

שׂפק (H5606b)

verb

Stance | verb qal

Collocation: שׂפק כַּפַּיִם

to strike (one's) hands (together) literally: to strike (one's) palms (together); hence: = action by which humans express their anger and disgust by striking their hands together

JOB 27:23

Associate | verb hif

to clap hands (with someone) literally: to clap (hands with someone); hence: = action by which humans associate with other humans

ISA 2:6

verb · שֵׂפֶק · סֶפֶק

Quantity | verb qal

to suffice = state in which objects are sufficient in quantity for a specific purpose

1KI 20:10 · ISA 2:6

¹ ISA 2:6 RSV NIV NRSV CEV ESV = [1b] | NJPS NJB REB = [2a]

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

סָפַק, [שָׂפַק], vb. slap, clap Qal slap

slap, chastise

splash

Hiph. and into the hands of foreigners they clap, lit. cause to clap

base

[שָׂפַק] vb. suffice;—Qal 1 K 20:10 ref

Bible Occurrences (10)

24:10

20:10

27:23 34:26 34:37

2:6

31:19 48:26

2:15

21:12

Numbers 24:10

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said... to Balaam, I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing [them]... these three times.

1 Kings 20:10

Then Ben-hadad sent another message to [Ahab]: May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if [enough] dust remains of Samaria for each of my men [to have] a handful.

Job 27:23

It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.

Job 34:26

He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,

Job 34:37

For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps [his hands] among us and multiplies his words against God.

Isaiah 2:6

For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled [with influences] from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike [hands] with the children of foreigners.

Jeremiah 31:19

After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck [my thigh]... in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.

Jeremiah 48:26

Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.