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שָׁפַךְ H8210

H8210 is the Hebrew word שָׁפַךְ, transliterated shâphak and said shaw-fak'. The King James Version most often renders it shed.

Word: שָׁפַךְTransliteration: shâphakSaid: shaw-fak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 108 verses

What it means

to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 86 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shed 24×pour out 18×poured out 16×pour 10×hast shed 3×poured 3×cast up 2×nor cast 2×poureth 2×poureth out 2×cast 2×poureth them out 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.

Verses using שָׁפַךְ

The first 40 of 108 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 9:6 · KJV

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Genesis 37:22 · KJV

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

Exodus 4:9 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

Exodus 29:12 · KJV

And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

Leviticus 4:7 · KJV

And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Leviticus 4:18 · KJV

And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Leviticus 4:25 · KJV

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

Leviticus 4:30 · KJV

And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.

Leviticus 4:34 · KJV

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

Leviticus 14:41 · KJV

And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

Leviticus 17:4 · KJV

And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

Leviticus 17:13 · KJV

And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

Numbers 35:33 · KJV

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

Deuteronomy 12:16 · KJV

Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

Deuteronomy 12:24 · KJV

Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

Deuteronomy 12:27 · KJV

And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

Deuteronomy 15:23 · KJV

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

Deuteronomy 19:10 · KJV

That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

Deuteronomy 21:7 · KJV

And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

Judges 6:20 · KJV

And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

1 Samuel 1:15 · KJV

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

1 Samuel 7:6 · KJV

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

1 Samuel 25:31 · KJV

That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

2 Samuel 20:10 · KJV

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:15 · KJV

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

1 Kings 2:31 · KJV

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

1 Kings 13:3 · KJV

And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

1 Kings 13:5 · KJV

The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

1 Kings 18:28 · KJV

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

2 Kings 19:32 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

2 Kings 21:16 · KJV

Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 24:4 · KJV

And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

1 Chronicles 22:8 · KJV

But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

1 Chronicles 28:3 · KJV

But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

Job 12:21 · KJV

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Job 16:13 · KJV

His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

Job 30:16 · KJV

And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Psalm 22:14 · KJV

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Psalm 42:4 · KJV

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

Psalm 62:8 · KJV

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8210 mean?

H8210 is the Hebrew word שָׁפַךְ (shâphak), meaning to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out.

How is H8210 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shed (24 times), pour out (18 times), poured out (16 times), pour (10 times), hast shed (3 times), among others.

How many times does H8210 appear in the Bible?

שָׁפַךְ (shâphak) is tagged in 108 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8210 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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