Original Language Studio
Job 27:23
“Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָפַקçâphaq · saw-fak'
H5606 · Hebrew
H5606 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit
- Derivation
- or שָׂפַק; (1 Kings 20:10; Job 27:23; Isaiah 2:6), a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- clap, smite, strike, suffice, wallow.
- Grammar
- יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 10 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 24:101 Kings 20:10Job 34:26Job 34:37Isaiah 2:6
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 סָפַק 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.