Quick Definition
Zarephath
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Tsarephath, a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H6884 (צָרַף); refinement;
KJV Usage: Zarephath.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צָֽרְפַת (tsa.re.phat) — Zarephath. Zarephath = "refinery" a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern 'Sura-fend' Also named: Sarepta (Σάρεπτα "Zarephath" G4558)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name
verb · מֵצַר · צַר · צָרָה · צְרֹור
Bind | verb qal sg
bound up, wrapped up = state in which objects are confined to one single place by a piece of cloth or something similar that is tightly wrapped around it, ► in order to keep them safely in place
Bind | verb qal
to bind up, to wrap up = causative action by which humans confine objects or masses to one single place by wrapping a piece of cloth or something similar tightly around it, ► in order to keep them safely in place
Control | verb qal sg
bound up, wrapped up, confined = state in which conditions are confined to one single place as a result of being completely surrounded by some kind of force, ≈ as if they were physically bound or wrapped up
Control | verb qal
to bind up, to wrap up = causative action by which some kind of force confines humans to one single place by completely surrounding them, ≈ as if they are physically bound or wrapped up
Whole | verb pu'al
mended, repaired = state in which a broken object has been restored to a functional state ◄ by wrapping something around the area that was broken
Little | verb qal
to be small, to be narrow = state in which an object is relatively small in size, ≈ with the connotation of being too small to be able to do what it is intended for
Fail | verb qal
to be hindered, to be impeded, to be restricted = state in which an event cannot take place in exactly the way it is intended because of something that hinders it
Unsafe | verb qal, verb hif
to be distressed = a state in which humans experience extreme anxiety, ◄ as a result of difficult circumstances, as if one were confined to a narrow and cramped space from which there is no escape
GEN 32:8 · JDG 2:15 · JDG 10:9 · JDG 11:7 · 1SA 13:6 · 1SA 28:15 · 1SA 30:6 · 2SA 1:26 · 2SA 13:2 · 2SA 24:14 · 1CH 21:13 · 2CH 28:22 · 2CH 33:12 · JOB 20:22 · PSA 31:10 · PSA 59:17 · PSA 69:18 · PSA 102:3 · JER 48:41 · JER 49:22 · LAM 1:20
Unsafe | verb hif
to cause distress, to oppress, to rival = a causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to experience extreme anxiety, ◄ as a result of difficult circumstances, as if one were confined to a narrow and cramped place from which there is no escape
EXO 23:22 · LEV 18:18 · NUM 10:9 · NUM 25:17 · NUM 25:18 · NUM 33:55 · DEU 28:52 · DEU 28:52 · 1KI 8:37 · 2CH 6:28 · 2CH 28:20 · NEH 9:27 · EST 3:10 · PSA 129:1 · PSA 129:2 · ISA 11:13 · JER 10:18 · AMO 5:12 · ZEP 1:17
Enemies | verb qal | ≈ איב · נקם | ≠ שׁלם
adversary = person that opposes other people and so is a cause of distress to others
EXO 23:22 · EST 8:1 · EST 9:10 · EST 9:24 · PSA 6:8 · PSA 7:5 · PSA 7:7 · PSA 8:3 · PSA 10:5 · PSA 23:5 · PSA 31:12 · PSA 42:11 · PSA 143:12 · PSA 69:20 · PSA 74:23 · PSA 74:4 · ISA 11:13
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צָֽרְפַת n.pr.loc. on coast S. of Sidon (? smelting-place) base