סָחַף

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H5502

prostrate — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

prostrate tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

סָחַף: vb. prostrate tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. prostrate (NH סחף, Aramaic סְחַף, ܣܚܰܦ (for ἐδαφίζω, Lk 19:44); Assyrian saḫâpu, throw down, overwhelm);— Pf. מָטָר סֹחֵף Pr 28:3 a prostrating rain (beating down grain), וְאֵין לָ֑חֶם and (so) there is no bread. Pf. 3 ms. נִסְחַף אַבִּירֶיךָ Je 46:15 why are thy mighty ones (or, why is thy bull, i.e. Apis, Hi Ew Gf) prostrated? but read perhaps נָס חָף אַבִּירְךָ לֹא עָמַד (𝔊 Mich Gie Co) why hath Apis fled, thy bull doth not stand?

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: [which] prostrates (1); will he be prostrated (1).

In the verses

Proverbs 28:3 · tree →

גֶּ֣בֶר רָ֭שׁ וְעֹשֵׁ֣ק דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם׃

Word for word: a.man poor and [one.who].oppresses poor.[people] rain [which].prostrates and there.[is].not food

JPS 1917: A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Jeremiah 46:15 · tree →

מַדּ֖וּעַ נִסְחַ֣ף אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ לֹ֣א עָמַ֔ד כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה הֲדָפֽוֹ׃

Word for word: why? will.he.be.prostrated your.mighty [ones] not he.will.stand (dm) Yahweh he will.drive.him.out

JPS 1917: Why is thy strong one overthrown? He stood not, because the LORD did thrust him down.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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