Lexical Definition
שָׁפָה shâphâh (shaw-faw') be bare H:V
a primitive root
high, stick out.
- to abrade, i.e. bare
1) to sweep bare, scrape
1a) (Niphal) to be wind-swept, be bare, be scraped barren (by wind)
1b) (Pual) to be bare, be laid bare
See Greek: πεδινός
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: שְׁפִי
I. [שָׁפָה] verb sweep bare (Arabic (
), of wind, raise and carry off dust,
of horse, scanty in hair of forelock; Late Hebrew Pi`el plane off; Aramaic
Passive participle level (Isa 40:4 = מִישׁוֺר), smooth, limpid,
make level, smooth (and derivatives)); —
Niph`al be wind-swept, bare; Participle הַרנִֿשְׁפֶּה Isa 13:2 a bare mountain; Pu`al Perfect consecutive וְשֻׁפוּ עַצְמֹתָיו Job 33:21 Qr his bones are laid bare (so lean is he; Kt וּשְׁפִי bareness are his bones).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 33:21 |
| Isaiah | 13:2 · 40:4 |