Word Study · Strong's H5592 · Hebrew
סַף
saph
saf
Strong's 1890 spelling: çaph
“a vestibule (as a limit)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
Rendered in the KJV as
bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
- 32occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 27inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 32 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 27
- הַסַּֽף׃4
- הַסַּ֔ף2
- סַ֣ף2
- בַּסַּף֒1
- בַּסַּ֔ף1
- בַּסָּ֑ף1
- בְסַף־1
- בַּסִּפִּ֔ים1
- הַסַּ֖ף1
- הַסַּף֒1
- הַסַּ֜ף1
- הַסַּ֛ף1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- the threshold11
- the thresholds6
- [is] in the basin2
- [the] threshold1
- [the] threshold of1
- [will be] on the threshold1
- a basin of1
- and [the] threshold of1
- and basins1
- and the basins1
- at [the] threshold of1
- at the thresholds1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular11
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural7
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 11
- HTd/Ncmpa · 7
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc · 2
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 1
- HNcfpc · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
All 32, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel7 of 32 · 22%
- 2 Kings5 of 32 · 16%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 32 · 9%
- Jeremiah3 of 32 · 9%
- Exodus2 of 32 · 6%
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 12:22בַּסַּף֒basafpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularTake a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.here: [is] in the basin
- Exodus 12:22בַּסָּ֑ףbasafpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularTake a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.here: [is] in the basin
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 7:50וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹתvehassipotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralthe pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.here: and the basins
- 1 Kings 14:17בְסַף־vesaf-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.here: at [the] threshold of
2 Kings5 occurrences
- 2 Kings 12:9הַסַּ֔ףhasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.here: the threshold
- 2 Kings 12:13סִפּ֥וֹתsipotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.here: basins of
- 2 Kings 22:4הַסַּ֖ףhasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.here: the threshold
- 2 Kings 23:4הַסַּף֒hasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.here: the threshold
- 2 Kings 25:18הַסַּֽף׃hasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.here: the threshold
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 9:19הַסִּפִּ֖יםhasipimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralShallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.here: the thresholds
- 1 Chronicles 9:22בַּסִּפִּ֔יםbasipimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThe number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.here: at the thresholds
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 3:7הַסִּפִּ֛יםhasipimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralHe overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.here: the thresholds
- 2 Chronicles 23:4הַסִּפִּֽים׃hasipimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThis is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,here: the thresholds
- 2 Chronicles 34:9הַסַּ֜ףhasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.here: the threshold
Esther2 occurrences
- Esther 2:21הַסַּ֔ףhasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIn those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.here: the threshold
- Esther 6:2הַסַּ֑ףhasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.here: the threshold
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 35:4הַסַּֽף׃hasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.here: the threshold
- Jeremiah 52:19הַ֠סִּפִּיםhasipimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThe captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.here: the basins
- Jeremiah 52:24הַסַּֽף׃hasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.here: the threshold
Ezekiel7 occurrences
- Ezekiel 40:6סַ֣ףsafnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.here: [the] threshold of
- Ezekiel 40:6סַ֣ףsafnoun · masculine singularThen he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.here: [the] threshold
- Ezekiel 40:7וְסַ֣ףvesafconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.here: and [the] threshold of
- Ezekiel 41:16הַסִּפִּ֡יםhasipimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralas well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.here: the thresholds
- Ezekiel 41:16הַסַּ֛ףhasafthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularas well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.here: the threshold
- Ezekiel 43:8סִפָּ֜םsipamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralWhen they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.here: threshold their
- Ezekiel 43:8סִפִּ֗יsipinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhen they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.here: threshold my
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