Lexical Definition
חֲסַף chăçaph (khas-af') clay A:N-M
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of חַסְפַּס
clay.
- a clod
1) clay, potsherd
See Greek: ὀστράκινος
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew form: חַסְפַּס
חֲסַף noun [masculine] clay, potsherd (ᵑ7 id.; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic clay vessel,
plural potsherds Schulth68, Syriac
potsherd; ᵑ7 חצְבָא, Late Hebrew חָצָב clay vessel; Assyrian —aƒbu, id.,
jar (PS1238), whence Arabic
pottery Frä169, but Sabean חסף jar, acc to HomZMG Homxivi (1892), 532; compare Ethiopic
jar (transposed; Di1265); see Biblical Hebrew [חַסְפַּם]); — ׳ח absolute Dan 2:41 (יְ פֶּחָר ׳ח), חֲסַ֑ף vDan 2:33. vDan 2:42 construct טִינָא ׳ח vDan 2:41. vDan 2:43 emphatic חַסְפָּא vDan 2:34. vDan 2:35. vDan 2:43.v: 45.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 2:33 · 2:34 · 2:35 · 2:41 · 2:42 · 2:43 |