Strong's H5605 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: סָפַף (çâphaph)

Pronunciation: saw-faf'

POS: saw-faf' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root; properly, to snatch away, i.e. terminate; but used only as denominative from (in the sense of a vestibule),

Definition: a primitive root; properly, to snatch away, i.e. terminate; but used only as denominative from סַף (in the sense of a vestibule),; to wait at the threshold; be a doorkeeper.

KJV Usage: be a doorkeeper.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) (Hithpoel) to stand at or guard the threshold

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