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זֶפֶת H2203

H2203 is the Hebrew word זֶפֶת, transliterated zepheth and said zeh'-feth. The King James Version most often renders it pitch.

Word: זֶפֶתTransliteration: zephethSaid: zeh'-fethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun).

Where it comes from

from an unused root (meaning to liquify).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pitch 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: pitch.

Verses using זֶפֶת

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 2:3 · KJV

And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.

Isaiah 34:9 · KJV

And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2203 mean?

H2203 is the Hebrew word זֶפֶת (zepheth), meaning asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun).

How is H2203 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pitch (2 times).

How many times does H2203 appear in the Bible?

זֶפֶת (zepheth) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2203 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (meaning to liquify).

Nearby entries

H2200 · זְעִק — to make an outcry H2201 · זַעַק — a shriek or outcry H2202 · זִפְרֹן — Ziphron, a place in Palestine H2204 · זָקֵן — to be old H2205 · זָקֵן — old H2206 · זָקָן — the beard (as indicating age)

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