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סָעִיף H5585
H5585 is the Hebrew word סָעִיף, transliterated çâʻîyph and said saw-eef'. The King James Version most often renders it top.
What it means
a fissure (of rocks); also a bough (as subdivided).
Where it comes from
from H5586 (סָעַף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (outmost) branch, clift, top.
Verses using סָעִיף
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 15:8 · KJV
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
Judges 15:11 · KJV
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
Isaiah 2:21 · KJV
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 17:6 · KJV
Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
Isaiah 57:5 · KJV
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
Common questions
What does Strong's H5585 mean?
H5585 is the Hebrew word סָעִיף (çâʻîyph), meaning a fissure (of rocks); also a bough (as subdivided).
How is H5585 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it top (2 times), tops (1 time), branches (1 time), under the clifts (1 time).
How many times does H5585 appear in the Bible?
סָעִיף (çâʻîyph) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5585 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5586 (סָעַף).
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