Lexical Definition
סָפִיחַ çâphîyach (saw-fee'-akh) outpouring H:N-M
from סָפַח
(such) things as (which) grow (of themselves), which groweth of its own accord (itself).
- something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop
- figuratively, a freshet
1) outpouring
2) growth from spilled kernels, after-growth, volunteer plants
See Greek: ἀναβαίνω · αὐτόματος
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [סָפִיחַ] noun [masculine] outpouring ?; — plural suffix תִּשְׁטֹףסְֿפִיחֶיהָ עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ Job 14:19 (si vera lectio) its outpourings sweep away the dust of the earth, so most, but dubious; Bu proposes *סְחִיפָה, compare מָטָר סֹחֵף Prov 28:3.
II. סָפִיחַ noun [masculine] growth from spilled kernels ((kernels) poured out, accidentally, in harvesting, according to most; BuhlLex 13 and others think of additional growth, √ I. ספח); — it is what springs up of itself in second year, and serves as food when no grain could be sown: absolute ׳ס 2Kgs 19:29 = Isa 37:30 construct סְפִיחַ קְצִירְךָ Lev 25:5 suffix תִּקְצְרוּ אֶתסְֿפִיחֶיהַ vLev 25:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 25:5 · 25:11 |
| 2 Kings | 19:29 |
| Job | 14:19 |
| Proverbs | 28:3 |
| Isaiah | 37:30 |