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סַף
saph
H5593
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Saph

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saph is used as the personal name of a descendant of Rapha whom Sibbecai struck in battle.

The supplied occurrence uses saph as a proper personal name: in 2 Samuel 21:18, it identifies the descendant of Rapha whom Sibbecai struck during war at Gob.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name of a descendant of Rapha · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in 2 Samuel 21:18, where it names the person whom Sibbecai struck. In 2 Samuel 21:18 the APB renders the clause “Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was among the descendants of Rapha.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 21:18, the APB presents the term as “Saph” in the account of Sibbecai striking a descendant of Rapha.

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