What does סַף mean in the Bible?
סַף is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)".
Hebrew · H5592
סַף
A vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
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סַףH5592
What does סַף mean in the Bible?
סַף is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5592?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), the threshold (5), basins (3), - (1), a cup (1).
Where does סַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), 2 Kings (5), 2 Chronicles (3), Jeremiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .5×2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 52:24
the threshold5×Judges 19:27, 1 Kings 14:17, 2 Kings 12:9, Ezekiel 40:6
basins3×2 Samuel 17:28, 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Kings 12:13
-1×Exodus 12:22
a cup1×Zechariah 12:2
and thresholds1×Isaiah 6:4
as well as the thresholds1×Ezekiel 41:16
at the doors1×2 Chronicles 23:4
at the thresholds1×1 Chronicles 9:22
entrance1×Esther 6:2
in the basin1×Exodus 12:22
My threshold1×Ezekiel 43:8
so that the thresholds1×Amos 9:1
the basins1×Jeremiah 52:19
the doorkeepers1×2 Kings 22:4
the doors1×2 Chronicles 34:9
the entrance1×Esther 2:21
The inner threshold1×Ezekiel 40:7
the thresholds1×1 Chronicles 9:19
their threshold1×Ezekiel 43:8
thresholds1×2 Chronicles 3:7
will lie on the threshold1×Zephaniah 2:14
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:22בַּסַּף֒toin the basinPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularExodus 12:22בַּסָּ֑ףto-Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularJudges 19:27הַסַּֽף׃tothe thresholdArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 17:28וְסַפּוֹת֙tobasinsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 7:50וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹתtobasinsConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1 Kings 14:17בְסַף־tothe thresholdPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Kings 12:9הַסַּ֔ףtothe thresholdArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 12:13סִפּ֥וֹתtobasinsNoun - masculine plural construct2 Kings 22:4הַסַּ֖ףtothe doorkeepersArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 23:4הַסַּף֒to. . .Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:22
Aligned rows32
Books represented14
Exodus2Judges12 Samuel11 Kings22 Kings51 Chronicles22 Chronicles3Esther2Isaiah1Jeremiah3Ezekiel7Amos1Zephaniah1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַסַּֽף׃4xhas·sap̄Judges 19:27, 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 52:24
הַסַּ֔ף2xhas·sap̄2 Kings 12:9, Esther 2:21
סַ֣ף2xsap̄Ezekiel 40:6
בַּסַּף֒1xbas·sap̄Exodus 12:22
בַּסַּ֔ף1xbas·sap̄Zephaniah 2:14
בַּסָּ֑ף1xbas·sāp̄Exodus 12:22
בְסַף־1xḇə·sap̄-1 Kings 14:17
בַּסִּפִּ֔ים1xbas·sip·pîm1 Chronicles 9:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular11xJudges 19:27, 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 23:4
Article | Noun - masculine plural7x1 Chronicles 9:19, 2 Chronicles 3:7, 2 Chronicles 23:4, Isaiah 6:4
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular3xExodus 12:22, Zephaniah 2:14
Noun - masculine singular construct2xEzekiel 40:6, Zechariah 12:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1x2 Samuel 17:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xEzekiel 40:7
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1x1 Kings 7:50
Noun - masculine plural construct1x2 Kings 12:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
Source Gloss
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) BDB: threshhold Usage: bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַף is built from this root:
סָפַףH5605