Lexicon
סָפִיחַ
sa.phi.ach
H5599A
H:N-M Hebrew

outpouring

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sa.phi.ach denotes torrents or an outpouring that washes away the earth’s dust in Job 14:19.

The attested use depicts an outpouring in the form of torrents that wash away the dust of the earth in Job 14:19.

Senses in use

  1. Torrents washing away earth’s dust · dominant

    In Job 14:19, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the clause about torrents washing away the dust of the earth; the APB renders the clause, “its torrents wash away the dust of the earth.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 14:19, the APB presents the clause as “its torrents wash away the dust of the earth.” This does not isolate a single English equivalent for the term.

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