Original Language Studio
Deuteronomy 32:23
“I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָפָהçâphâh · saw-faw'
H5595 · Hebrew
H5595 · Hebrew
- 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)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.
- Grammar
- אַסְפֶּ֥ה — verb Hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 20 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:23Genesis 18:24Genesis 19:15Genesis 19:17Numbers 16:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָפָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.