סָפַד
sa.phadVerbH5594
to mourn
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
Full Lexicon Entry
- to wail, lament, mourn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wail, lament 1a2) wailers (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be lamented, be bewailed
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
29 timesAppears 29 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
8
1 Kings
4
2 Samuel
3
Zechariah
3
1 Samuel
2
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 13:29
- 1 Samuel 28:3
- Ecclesiastes 3:4
- Isaiah 32:12
- Jeremiah 25:33
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