Strong's Lexicon caph: Threshold, doorframe, sill, basin, goblet Original Word: סַף Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to scrape Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2374 (thura): Refers to a door or entrance, similar to the concept of a threshold. - G4221 (potērion): Refers to a cup or goblet, aligning with the secondary meaning of "caph" as a vessel. Usage: The Hebrew word "סַף" (caph) primarily refers to a threshold or a doorframe, indicating the entry point of a house or building. It can also denote a basin or goblet, suggesting a container or vessel. The term is used in various contexts to describe both literal and metaphorical thresholds, as well as objects used for holding liquids. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the threshold of a home was significant both practically and symbolically. It marked the boundary between the outside world and the private, familial space within. Thresholds were often sites of ritual activity, such as the application of blood during the Passover (Exodus 12:22). The concept of a threshold also carried metaphorical weight, representing transitions or new beginnings. Basins and goblets, on the other hand, were common household items used for daily activities and religious rituals. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. סַף noun masculine basin, goblet (Late Hebrew סַף; Phoenician סף (Inscription of Tyre(1), 5, 6) SchrödZMG xxxix (1886), 317 f. ClGannAnnales du Musée Guimet x. 511 = Recuell d'arch. orient.(1886), 89 HalRŠJ xii.107 Bloch; but Lzb330 door-sill); — ׳ס absolutebasin Exodus 12:22 (twice in verse) (J; containing blood of passover lamb); construct סַףרַֿעַל Zechariah 12:2 goblet of reeling (intoxicating, figurative), probably also Habakkuk 2:15, where read מִסַּף חֲמָֽתְךָ from the goblet of thy fury (for ᵑ0 ׳מְסַמֵּחַ ח, see I. ספח); plural absolute סַמּוֺת 2 Samuel 17:28 basins for ordinary use; הַסִּמִּים Jeremiah 52:19, הַסִמּוֺת 1 Kings 7:50 and construct סִמּוֺת כֶּסֶף 2 Kings 12:14, of temple utensils. II. סַף noun masculineAmos 9:1 threshold, sill (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician see Lzb1. סַף; Aramaic סִמָּא, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bason, bowl, cup, door post, gate, post, threshold From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) -- bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold. see HEBREW caphaph Forms and Transliterations בְסַף־ בַּסִּפִּ֔ים בַּסַּ֔ף בַּסַּף֒ בַּסָּ֑ף בסף בסף־ בספים הַ֠סִּפִּים הַסִּפִּ֔ים הַסִּפִּ֖ים הַסִּפִּ֗ים הַסִּפִּ֛ים הַסִּפִּ֡ים הַסִּפִּֽים׃ הַסַּ֑ף הַסַּ֔ף הַסַּ֖ף הַסַּ֛ף הַסַּ֜ף הַסַּֽף׃ הַסַּף֒ הסף הסף׃ הספים הספים׃ וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹת וְסַ֣ף וְסַפּוֹת֙ והספות וסף וספות סִפִּ֗י סִפָּ֜ם סִפּ֥וֹת סַ֣ף סַף־ סף סף־ ספות ספי ספם bas·sap̄ bas·sāp̄ bas·sip·pîm basSaf bassap̄ bassāp̄ bassipPim bassippîm ḇə·sap̄- ḇəsap̄- has·sap̄ has·sip·pîm hasSaf hassap̄ hassipPim hassippîm saf sap̄ sap̄- sip·pām sip·pî sip·pō·wṯ sipPam sippām sipPi sippî sipPot sippōwṯ Vehassippot vesaf vesappOt wə·has·sip·pō·wṯ wə·sap̄ wə·sap·pō·wṯ wəhassippōwṯ wəsap̄ wəsappōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 12:22 HEB: בַּדָּ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־ בַּסַּף֒ וְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤ם אֶל־ NAS: which is in the basin, and apply KJV: [it] in the blood that [is] in the bason, and strike INT: the blood which the basin and apply to Exodus 12:22 Judges 19:27 2 Samuel 17:28 1 Kings 7:50 1 Kings 14:17 2 Kings 12:9 2 Kings 12:13 2 Kings 22:4 2 Kings 23:4 2 Kings 25:18 1 Chronicles 9:19 1 Chronicles 9:22 2 Chronicles 3:7 2 Chronicles 23:4 2 Chronicles 34:9 Esther 2:21 Esther 6:2 Isaiah 6:4 Jeremiah 35:4 Jeremiah 52:19 Jeremiah 52:24 Ezekiel 40:6 Ezekiel 40:6 Ezekiel 40:7 32 Occurrences |
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Arabic sippu Dl509, all id.); — absolute ׳ס 
