סָפָה
sa.phahVerbH5595
to snatch
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be snatched away 1a2) to sweep or snatch away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be swept away, be destroyed 1b2) to be caught up, be captured 1c) (Hiphil) to catch up, gather
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
17 timesAppears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
4
1 Samuel
3
Isaiah
3
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 21:12
- 1 Samuel 27:1
- Genesis 18:23
- Genesis 19:17
- Isaiah 7:20
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