Lexical Definition

‎סְפַרְוַיִם‎ Çᵉpharvayim (sef-ar-vah'-yim) Sepharvaim ^N:N--L
(dual)

Sepharvaim

• § Sepharvaim = "the two Sipparas"
• Sepharvites

1) a city in Syria conquered by the king of Assyria
1a) perhaps near the modern 'Mosaib' and on the Euphrates above Babylon

Extended Information

• Sepharvaim = "the two Sipparas"
• Also named: se.phar.vi (‎ס‎ְ‎פ‎ַ‎ר‎ְ‎ו‎ִ‎י‎ "Sepharvaim" סְפַרְוִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סְפַרְוַ֫יִם‎ proper name, of a location city conquered by king of Assyria; — ‎׳‎‎ס‎ 2Kgs 17:14; 2Kgs 18:34 = ‎סְפַוָ֑יִם‎ Isa 36:19, ‎עִיר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם‎ 2Kgs 19:13 = Isa 37:13 ‎סְפַרְוָ֑יִם‎ also 2Kgs 17:31b Qr (Kt. ‎ספרים‎); ᵐ5 Σεπφαρουαιν, Επφαρουαιμ, etc., ᵐ5^L Σεπφαρειμ; — usually identification with Sippara (on a canal), between Bagdad and Babylon, a city in two parts, Sipp. of Samaš (modern Abbu Habba), and Sipp. of Anunitu(m) on opposed to side of canal, hence dual ‎׳‎‎ס‎ = the two Sipparas Schr^{COT 2Kgs 17:24}, compare Dl^{Par 209-212} Tiele^{Geschichte. 88}; this recently disputed, in view of mention with Hamath and other northern cities (2Kgs 17:24 and especially 2Kgs 18:34), see Hal^{ZA ii. 401 ff.} Di^{Isa 36:19} Wkl^{Alttest, Unters. 101} Benz^{2Kgs 17:24} and others, who compare Šabara'in city conquered by Šalmanašarid IV (Wkl in Schr^{KB ii. 276}); but this by no means certain.

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Sepharvaim • City of origin for people resettled in Samaria

Sepharvaim was one of the cities from which the Assyrians brought people to resettle in Samaria after the deportation of the Israelites (2 Ki. 17:24, 31; 18:34; 19:13; Isa. 36:19; 37:13).

• A location first mentioned at 2Ki.17.24;
• referred to as Sepharvaim סְפַרְוַיִם, or Sepharvaim (=Qere. Ketiv= Sepharim) סְפַרְוִי.
  

Sepharvaim is mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities from which the Assyrians brought people to resettle in Samaria after the deportation of the Israelites (2 Ki. 17:24, 31). The people of Sepharvaim, along with those from other cities, were brought in to replace the exiled Israelites and to populate the cities of Samaria. These foreign settlers brought with them their own gods and religious practices, including the worship of Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim (2 Ki. 17:31). The exact location of Sepharvaim is uncertain, but it is mentioned alongside other cities conquered by the Assyrians, such as Hamath and Arpad (2 Ki. 18:34; 19:13; Isa. 36:19; 37:13). Some scholars propose that Sepharvaim may be identified with the Babylonian city of Sippar, located on the east bank of the Euphrates River, while others suggest it could be a city in Syria or Cilicia. The resettlement of people from Sepharvaim and other cities in Samaria contributed to the mixed religious and cultural background of the Samaritans, who were later regarded with animosity by the Jews.

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