Word Study · Strong's H2203 · Hebrew
זֶפֶת
zepheth
zeh'-feth
“asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun)
Rendered in the KJV as
pitch.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וּבַזָּ֑פֶת1
- לְזֶ֔פֶת1
- לְזֶ֖פֶת1
How it is rendered · 2
- into pitch2
- and with the pitch1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Rd/Ncfsa · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 34:9לְזֶ֔פֶתlezefetpreposition + noun · feminine singularEdom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.here: into pitch
- Isaiah 34:9לְזֶ֖פֶתlezefetpreposition + noun · feminine singularEdom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.here: into pitch