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סְחָבָה H5499
H5499 is the Hebrew word סְחָבָה, transliterated çᵉchâbâh and said seh-khaw-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it cast clouts.
What it means
a rag.
Where it comes from
from H5498 (סָחַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cast clout.
Verses using סְחָבָה
All 2 verses, quoted in full.
Jeremiah 38:11 · KJV
So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 38:12 · KJV
And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5499 mean?
H5499 is the Hebrew word סְחָבָה (çᵉchâbâh), meaning a rag.
How is H5499 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cast clouts (2 times).
How many times does H5499 appear in the Bible?
סְחָבָה (çᵉchâbâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5499 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5498 (סָחַב).
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