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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8158 - שָׁסַף

Transliteration

shâçaph

Phonetics

shaw-saf'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2428

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Piel) to hew in pieces, cut in pieces
1. meaning dubious

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4969 ‑ σφάζω (sfad'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

1 Samuel 2

BSB (1)

1 Samuel 1

CSB (1)

1 Samuel 1

ESV (1)

1 Samuel 1

KJV (2)

1 Samuel 2

LEB (1)

1 Samuel 1

LSB (3)

1 Samuel 3

N95 (2)

1 Samuel 2

NAS (3)

1 Samuel 2

NLT (0)

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

WEB (2)

1 Samuel 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2858) p x s (סהספ ShSP) AC: Hew CO: ? AB: ?: A cutting or hacking into pieces. [from: xs- cutting]

V) p x s (סהספ ShSP) - Hew: To hew into pieces. KJV (1): (vf: Piel) hew - Strongs: H8158 (שָׁסַף)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[שָׁסַף] verb dubious:

Pi`el hew in pieces (Vrss and context); — Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְשַׁסֵּף 1 Samuel 15:33, accusative of person; — Gr Dr HPS qy. וַיְשַׁסַּע, but improbable

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁסַף not used in Kal to cut in pieces (cogn. to קָצַף, גָּדַף, compare under שָׁסַע.)

Piel, to cut in pieces, 1 Samuel 15:33. LXX. ἔσφαξε. Vulg. in frusta concidit.

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List of Word Forms

וַיְשַׁסֵּ֨ף וישסף vayshasSef way·šas·sêp̄ wayšassêp̄