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the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5600 - סְפִינָה

Transliteration

çᵉphîynâh

Phonetics

sef-ee-naw'

Origin

from (H5603)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1537b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

ship, vessel

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4143 ‑ πλοῖον (ploy'‑on);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Jonah 1

BSB (1)

Jonah 1

CSB (1)

Jonah 1

ESV (1)

Jonah 1

KJV (1)

Jonah 1

LEB (1)

Jonah 1

LSB (1)

Jonah 1

N95 (1)

Jonah 1

NAS (1)

Jonah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Jonah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2498) n p x (ספנ SPN) AC: Cover CO: Treasure AB: ?

V) n p x (ספנ SPN) - Cover: To cover as a ceiling or to hide. [df: NpV] KJV (7): (vf: Paal, Participle) cover, cieled, seat, treasure - Strongs: H5603 (סָפַן), H8226 (שָׂפַן)

b^f1 ) e n i p x (ספינה SPYNH) - Ship: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (1): ship - Strongs: H5600 (סְפִינָה)

ed^m) n f p i x (סיפונ SYPWN) - Ceiling: [df: Npo] KJV (1): cieling - Strongs: H5604 (סִפֻּן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

סְפִינָה noun feminine vessel, ship ( covered in, overlaid, with sheathing, deck, etc.; Aramaic

; on Arabic

as loan-word see Frä²¹⁶); — only ׳יַרְכְּתַי הַסּ Jonah 1:5.

ספף (√ of following, meaning unknown).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

סְפִינָה f. a ship; once Jonah 1:5 (Syr. and Arab. id.). Root סָפַן to board, to floor.

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List of Word Forms

הַסְּפִינָ֔ה הספינה has·sə·p̄î·nāh hassefiNah hassəp̄înāh