Lexical Definition
סָפַק çâphaq (saw-fak') to slap H:V
or שָׂפַק sâphaq (saw-fak'); (1 Kings 20:10; Job 27:23; Isaiah 2:6), a primitive root
clap, smite, strike, suffice, wallow.
- to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment)
- by implication of satisfaction, to be enough
- by implication of excess, to vomit
1) to clap, slap
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to slap, clap
1a2) to slap, chastise
1a3) to splash, throw up
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to clap
Usage: 9 forms in 9 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| סָפַ֖קְתִּי | I slapped | Jer.31.19 |
| סָֽפְק֨וּ | they have clapped | Lam.2.15 |
| סְפֹ֥ק | slap | Ezek.21.12 |
| סְפָקָ֗ם | he slaps them | Job.34.26 |
| יַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ | they clap hands | Isa.2.6 |
| יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק | someone will clap | Job.27.23 |
| יִסְפּ֑וֹק | he claps | Job.34.37 |
| וַיִּסְפֹּ֖ק | and he clapped | Num.24.10 |
| וְסָפַ֤ק | and it will splash | Jer.48.26 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. [שָׂפַק] verb suffice (Late Hebrew סָפַק suffice, abound, so Eccl 15:18 +; ᵑ7 סְפֵיק, סְפַק, Syriac ; Arabic
is be niggardly, scanty, Lane1573); —
Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׂפֹּק 1Kgs 20:10, subject dust, with לְ of thing.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 20:10 |
| Ecclesiastes | 15:18 |