Lexicon
צָפַר
tsa.phar
H6852
H:V Hebrew

to depart

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tsa.phar denotes leaving a place, as the fearful are told to leave Mount Gilead.

The attested use describes a person's leaving from Mount Gilead in the instruction addressed to those who are afraid and trembling.

Senses in use

  1. Leaving a specified place · dominant

    In Judges 7:3, the Qal imperfect form occurs in the instruction concerning whoever is afraid and trembling and their movement away from Mount Gilead; the APB renders the clause, “may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 7:3, the APB presents the clause as “may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.” The specific English wording cannot be assigned to the form with complete precision.

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