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

  1. 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 times

Appears 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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