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Original Word:סַף
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:caph
Pronunciation:saf
Phonetic Spelling:(saf)
Definition:Threshold, doorframe, sill, basin, goblet
Meaning:a vestibule, a dish

Word Origin:From an unused root meaning to scrape

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G2374 (thura): Refers to a door or entrance, similar to the concept of a threshold.

-G4221 (potērion): Refers to a cup or goblet, aligning with the secondary meaning of "caph" as a vessel.

Usage:The Hebrew word "סַף" (caph) primarily refers to a threshold or a doorframe, indicating the entry point of a house or building. It can also denote a basin or goblet, suggesting a container or vessel. The term is used in various contexts to describe both literal and metaphorical thresholds, as well as objects used for holding liquids.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, the threshold of a home was significant both practically and symbolically. It marked the boundary between the outside world and the private, familial space within. Thresholds were often sites of ritual activity, such as the application of blood during the Passover (Exodus 12:22). The concept of a threshold also carried metaphorical weight, representing transitions or new beginnings. Basins and goblets, on the other hand, were common household items used for daily activities and religious rituals.

I. (Late Hebrew ; Phoenician (Inscription of Tyre^{(1), 5, 6}) Schröd^{ZMG xxxix (1886), 317 f.} ClGann^{Annales du Musée Guimet x. 511 = Recuell d'arch. orient.(1886), 89} Hal^{RŠJ xii.107} Bloch; but Lzb³³⁰door-sill); — absolutebasinExodus 12:22 (twice in verse) (J; containing blood of passover lamb); constructZechariah 12:2goblet of reeling (intoxicating, figurative), probably alsoHabakkuk 2:15, where readfrom the goblet of thy fury (for , see I. ); plural absolute2 Samuel 17:28basins for ordinary use;Jeremiah 52:19,1 Kings 7:50 and construct2 Kings 12:14, of temple utensils.

II.^{Amos 9:1} (Late Hebrewid.; Phoenician see Lzb¹. ; Aramaic , Arabicsippu Dl^{509, all}id.); — absolute2 Kings 12:10 +, alsoJudges 19:27 3t. (Baer Ginsb),2 Kings 25:8; suffixEzekiel 43:8,Ezekiel 43:8; pluralAmos 9:1;Isaiah 6:4 6t. Ezra, Chronicles; —threshold, sillJudges 19:27;Amos 9:1;Isaiah 6:4;Ezekiel 41:16 (twice in verse);Ezekiel 43:8 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 3:7,1 Kings 14:17,Ezekiel 40:6,7, compareEzekiel 40:6 b =door-keeper, an important temple official,Jeremiah 35:4, so2 Kings 12:10 (priests),2 Kings 22:4 2Chronicles 34:9 (Levites!),2 Kings 23:4;2 Kings 25:18 =Jeremiah 52:24; in Persia, of palaceEsther 2:21;Esther 6:2; of tabernacle1 Chronicles 9:19; 2Chronicles 23:4 (Levites),1 Chronicles 9:22; collectiveZephaniah 2:14desolation in the thresholds.

bason, bowl, cup, door post, gate, post, threshold

Fromcaphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) -- bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.

see HEBREWcaphaph

בְסַף־ בַּסִּפִּ֔ים בַּסַּ֔ף בַּסַּף֒ בַּסָּ֑ף בסף בסף־ בספים הַ֠סִּפִּים הַסִּפִּ֔ים הַסִּפִּ֖ים הַסִּפִּ֗ים הַסִּפִּ֛ים הַסִּפִּ֡ים הַסִּפִּֽים׃ הַסַּ֑ף הַסַּ֔ף הַסַּ֖ף הַסַּ֛ף הַסַּ֜ף הַסַּֽף׃ הַסַּף֒ הסף הסף׃ הספים הספים׃ וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹת וְסַ֣ף וְסַפּוֹת֙ והספות וסף וספות סִפִּ֗י סִפָּ֜ם סִפּ֥וֹת סַ֣ף סַף־ סף סף־ ספות ספי ספם bas·sap̄ bas·sāp̄ bas·sip·pîm basSaf bassap̄ bassāp̄ bassipPim bassippîm ḇə·sap̄- ḇəsap̄- has·sap̄ has·sip·pîm hasSaf hassap̄ hassipPim hassippîm saf sap̄ sap̄- sip·pām sip·pî sip·pō·wṯ sipPam sippām sipPi sippî sipPot sippōwṯ Vehassippot vesaf vesappOt wə·has·sip·pō·wṯ wə·sap̄ wə·sap·pō·wṯ wəhassippōwṯ wəsap̄ wəsappōwṯInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Exodus 12:22
HEB:בַּדָּ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־ בַּסַּף֒ וְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤ם אֶל־
NAS: whichis in the basin, and apply
KJV: [it] in the bloodthat [is] in the bason, and strike
INT: the blood whichthe basin and apply to

Exodus 12:22
HEB:הַדָּ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּסָּ֑ף וְאַתֶּ֗ם לֹ֥א
NAS: of the bloodthat is in the basin to the lintel
KJV: with the bloodthat [is] in the bason; and none
INT: of the blood whichthe basin you not

Judges 19:27
HEB:וְיָדֶ֖יהָ עַל־ הַסַּֽף׃
NAS: with her handson the threshold.
KJV: and her hands[were] upon the threshold.
INT: her hands onthe threshold

2 Samuel 17:28
HEB: מִשְׁכָּ֤ב וְסַפּוֹת֙ וּכְלִ֣י יוֹצֵ֔ר
NAS: brought beds,basins, pottery, wheat,
KJV: beds,and basons, and earthen
INT: bedsbasins pottery and earthen

1 Kings 7:50
HEB: וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹת וְהַֽמְזַמְּר֧וֹת וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת
NAS:and the cups and the snuffers
KJV:And the bowls, and the snuffers,
INT:and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls

1 Kings 14:17
HEB:הִ֛יא בָּאָ֥ה בְסַף־ הַבַּ֖יִת וְהַנַּ֥עַר
NAS: As she was enteringthe threshold of the house,
KJV: [and] when she cameto the threshold of the door,
INT: she was enteringthe threshold of the house the child

2 Kings 12:9
HEB:הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: who guardedthe threshold put
KJV: that keptthe door put
INT: and the priests guardedthe threshold all the money

2 Kings 12:13
HEB:בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֗ה סִפּ֥וֹת כֶּ֙סֶף֙ מְזַמְּר֤וֹת
NAS: silvercups, snuffers,
KJV: of the LORDbowls of silver,
INT: the house of the LORDcups silver snuffers

2 Kings 22:4
HEB:אָסְפ֛וּ שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּ֖ף מֵאֵ֥ת הָעָֽם׃
KJV: which the keepersof the door have gathered
INT: have gathered the keepersof the door the people

2 Kings 23:4
HEB:וְאֶת־ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּף֒ לְהוֹצִיא֙ מֵהֵיכַ֣ל
KJV: and the keepersof the door, to bring forth
INT: of the second and the keepersof the door to bring of the temple

2 Kings 25:18
HEB:שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף׃
NAS: with the three officersof the temple.
KJV: and the three keepersof the door:
INT: the three officersof the temple

1 Chronicles 9:19
HEB:הָעֲבוֹדָ֔ה שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסִּפִּ֖ים לָאֹ֑הֶל וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙
NAS: keepersof the thresholds of the tent;
KJV: keepersof the gates of the tabernacle:
INT: of the service keepersof the thresholds of the tent and their fathers

1 Chronicles 9:22
HEB:הַבְּרוּרִים֙ לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים בַּסִּפִּ֔ים מָאתַ֖יִם וּשְׁנֵ֣ים
NAS: to be gatekeepersat the thresholds were 212.
KJV: to be portersin the gates [were] two hundred
INT: chosen to be portersthe gates hundred both

2 Chronicles 3:7
HEB:הַבַּ֜יִת הַקֹּר֧וֹת הַסִּפִּ֛ים וְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יו וְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יו
NAS: the beams,the thresholds and its walls
KJV: the beams,the posts, and the walls
INT: the house the beamsthe thresholds walls doors

2 Chronicles 23:4
HEB:וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖י הַסִּפִּֽים׃
KJV: [shall be] portersof the doors;
INT: and Levites portersof the doors

2 Chronicles 34:9
HEB:הַלְוִיִּם֩ שֹׁמְרֵ֨י הַסַּ֜ף מִיַּ֧ד מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה
KJV: that keptthe doors had gathered
INT: the Levites keptthe doors of the hand Manasseh

Esther 2:21
HEB:הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ
NAS: from those who guardedthe door, became angry
KJV: of those which keptthe door, were wroth,
INT: of the king's guardedthe door and sought to lay

Esther 6:2
HEB:הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י הַסַּ֑ף אֲשֶׁ֤ר בִּקְשׁוּ֙
KJV: the keepersof the door, who sought
INT: of the king's the keepersof the door what had sought

Isaiah 6:4
HEB:וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙ אַמּ֣וֹת הַסִּפִּ֔ים מִקּ֖וֹל הַקּוֹרֵ֑א
NAS: And the foundationsof the thresholds trembled
KJV: And the postsof the door moved
INT: trembled and the postsof the thresholds the voice called

Jeremiah 35:4
HEB:שַׁלֻּ֖ם שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַסַּֽף׃
KJV: of Shallum, the keeperof the door:
INT: of Shallum the keeperof the door

Jeremiah 52:19
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַ֠סִּפִּים וְאֶת־ הַמַּחְתּ֨וֹת
NAS: also tookaway the bowls, the firepans,
KJV:And the basons, and the firepans,
INT:the bowls the firepans the basins

Jeremiah 52:24
HEB:שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף׃
NAS: with the three officersof the temple.
KJV: and the three keepersof the door:
INT: the three officersof the temple

Ezekiel 40:6
HEB:וַיָּ֣מָד ׀ אֶת־ סַ֣ף הַשַּׁ֗עַר קָנֶ֤ה
NAS: and measuredthe threshold of the gate,
KJV: thereof, and measuredthe threshold of the gate,
INT: step and measuredthe threshold of the gate rod

Ezekiel 40:6
HEB:רֹ֔חַב וְאֵת֙ סַ֣ף אֶחָ֔ד קָנֶ֥ה
NAS: and the otherthreshold [was] one
KJV: and the otherthreshold [of the gate, which was] one
INT: one widththreshold and the other rod

Ezekiel 40:7
HEB:חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֑וֹת וְסַ֣ף הַ֠שַּׁעַר מֵאֵ֨צֶל
NAS: the guardrooms.And the threshold of the gate
KJV: cubits;and the threshold of the gate
INT: five cubitsand the threshold of the gate by

32 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5592
32 Occurrences

bas·sap̄ — 3 Occ.
bas·sip·pîm — 1 Occ.
has·sap̄ — 11 Occ.
has·sip·pîm — 7 Occ.
sap̄ — 3 Occ.
sip·pām — 1 Occ.
sip·pî — 1 Occ.
sip·pō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·has·sip·pō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ḇə·sap̄- — 2 Occ.
wə·sap·pō·wṯ — 1 Occ.