Lexical Definition

‎סָחַף‎ çâchaph (saw-khaf') to prostatrate ^H:V
a primitive root

sweep (away).

• to scrape off

1) to prostrate, beat down
1a) (Qal) prostrating (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be prostrated

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎סָחַף‎] verb prostrate (Late Hebrew ‎סחף‎, Aramaic ‎סְחַף‎ (for ἐδαφίζω, Luke 19:42); Assyrian sa—âpu, throw down, overwhelm); —

Qal Perfect ‎מָטָר סֹחֵף‎ Prov 28:3 a prostrating rain (beating down grain), ‎וְאֵין‎ ‎לָ֑חֶם‎ and (so) there is no bread. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נִסְחַף אַבִּירֶיךָ‎ Jer 46:15 why are thy mighty ones (or, why is thy bull, i.e. Apis, Hi Ew Gf) prostrated? but read perhaps ‎נָס חָף אַבִּירְךָ לאֹ עָמַד‎ (ᵐ5 Mich Gie Co) why hath Apis fled, thy bull doth not stand?

[‎סָחַר‎] verb go around, about, travel about in (Late Hebrew id., go about as merchant, pedlar, perhaps denominative from ‎סוֺחֵר‎ (Jastr); **‎ᵑ7‎ ‎סְחַר‎, ‎אֵסְחַר‎ go about, ‎סְחוֺר‎ = Hebrew ‎סָבִיב‎. Syriac go about as beggar, be beggar PS²⁵⁹³ (rate), especially Christian-Palestinian Aramaic see Schw^{Idioticon 61f.}; Assyrian sa—âru, turn, surround, Tel Amarna return Wkl^{TA Glossary}; ᵑ7 surround (often), and derivatives; Arabic is mock at, deride); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural ‎סָֽחֲרוּ‎ Jer 14:18 Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎יִסְחֲרוּ‎ Gen 34:21 2 masculine plural ‎תִּסְחָ֑רוּ‎ Gen 42:34 Imperative masculine plural suffix ‎סְחָרוּהָ‎ Gen 34:10 Perfect ‎סֹחֵר‎ Gen 23:16, ‎סוֺחֵר‎ Prov 31:14 construct ‎סֹחֵר‎ Isa 23:2 feminine singular suffix ‎סֹחַרְתֵךְ‎ Ezek 27:12; Ezek 27:16; Ezek 27:18 + ‎סֹחֲרֹתַיִךְ‎ vEzek 27:15 (see below); masculine plural ‎סֹחֲרִים‎ Gen 37:28 + 2 t.; construct ‎סֹחֲרֵי‎ 1Kgs 10:28 + 3 t.; suffix ‎סֹחֲרַיִךְ‎ Isa 47:15, ‎רָ֑יִךְ‎- Ezek 27:21, ‎רֶיהַ‎- Isa 23:8 —

1. go about, to and fro (i.e. go about one's affairs, carry on one's business) in, with accusative ‎אֶרֶץ‎ Gen 42:34 (E), Gen 34:10; Gen 34:21 (P); with ‎אֶלאֶֿרֶץ‎ Jer 14:18, but dubious, ᵐ5 Gf Hi Or Co^Hpt Rothst^Kau journey unto a land which they have not known.

2. Participle = substantive a trafficker, trader (who goes about with wares, etc.) Gen 23:16 (P), Gen 37:28 (E), Isa 23:2; Isa 23:8; Isa 47:15; 1Kgs 10:28 = 2Chr 1:16; Ezek 27:21 (twice in verse); Ezek 27:36; Ezek 38:13 + ‎תָּרִים‎ 2Chr 9:14 feminine, of a city or country, Ezek 27:12; Ezek 27:16; Ezek 27:18 also in vEzek 27:15 read ‎סֹחֲרֹתַיִךְ‎ for ᵑ0 (‎ידך‎) ‎סְחֹרַת‎ Sm Co Berthol Toy. Pilpel Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר‎ Ps 38:11* (Ges^{«GKC:55e»§ 55e}) my heart palpittes (+ ‎עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי‎).

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