HebrewH5617Noun

סְפַרְוַ֫יִם

se.phar.va.yim

6Occurrences
H5617Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Sepharvites

(dual)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Sepharvaim = "the two Sipparas" a city in Syria conquered by the king of Assyria 1a) perhaps near the modern 'Mosaib' and on the Euphrates above Babylon Also named: se.phar.vi (*סְפַרְוִי *"Sepharvaim" H5616)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

סְפַרְוַ֫יִם appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
4
Isaiah
2

Key Passages

2 Kings 17:24BSB

Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

2 Kings 17:31BSB

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of the Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 18:34BSB

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

2 Kings 19:13BSB

Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

Isaiah 36:19BSB

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

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