Word Study · Strong's H5587 · Hebrew
סָעִף
saiph
saw-eef'
Strong's 1890 spelling: çâʻiph
“divided (in mind), i.e. (abstractly) a sentiment”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
divided (in mind), i.e. (abstractly) a sentiment
Rendered in the KJV as
opinion.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים1
- הַסְּעִפִּים֒1
- שְׂעִפַּ֣י1
How it is rendered · 3
- disquieting thoughts my1
- in disquieting thoughts1
- the crutches1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
- HTd/Ncmpa · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 4:13בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּיםbisipimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralIn disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,here: in disquieting thoughts
- Job 20:2שְׂעִפַּ֣יseipainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.here: disquieting thoughts my