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To attach

סָפַחStrong’s H5596

saphach (sa-phach)

Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Saphach is the Hebrew word usually translated “attach me”, “from having a share” and “are joined together”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.

“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.”
1 Samuel 2:36 KJV
Meaning
  1. To join, attach to, join together(Qal) to join, attach to · (Niphal) to attach oneself · (Piel) joining (participle) · (Pual) to be joined together, hold oneself together · (Hithpael) to join oneself
  2. (Piel) to cause a scab upon, smite with scab
How it's translated
  • attach me 1
  • from having a share 1
  • they are joined together 1
  • and he will make scabby 1
  • and they will attach themselves 1
  • pouring out 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Samuel 2
  • Isaiah 2
  • Job 1
  • Habakkuk 1

4 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

סָפַח saphach · to attach

1) to join, attach to, join together 1a) (Qal) to join, attach to 1b) (Niphal) to attach oneself 1c) (Piel) joining (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be joined together, hold oneself together 1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself

שִׂפַּח sipach · to scar

(Piel) to cause a scab upon, smite with scab

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.