Lexicon
רִצְפָּה
rits.pah
H7532
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Rizpah

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rits.pah is a personal name identifying the daughter of Aiah, associated with Saul and her sons in 2 Samuel.

The term functions as a proper personal name: it identifies Aiah's daughter in references to Saul, her sons, and her actions after their deaths.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name for Aiah's daughter · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 3:7, the Proper noun identifies Saul's concubine as Aiah's daughter; in 2 Samuel 21:8, it identifies the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth. In 2 Samuel 21:10 the APB renders her action of spreading sackcloth on a rock and guarding the bodies, while 2 Samuel 21:11 reports what she had done.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Rizpah" in each cited verse, using the name to identify Aiah's daughter in family and narrative clauses. Its surrounding wording confirms the narrative reference rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.

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