Strong's Lexicon sephel: Bowl, basin Original Word: סֵפֶל Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to contain or hold. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar items is "λεκανη" (Strong's Greek 3025), which also means basin or bowl. Usage: The Hebrew word "sephel" refers to a container, typically a bowl or basin, used for holding liquids or other substances. In the context of the Old Testament, it often appears in descriptions of temple furnishings or domestic items used for practical purposes. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, bowls and basins were essential household items, used for a variety of purposes including cooking, washing, and religious rituals. In the tabernacle and later the temple, basins were used for ceremonial washing and purification rites, reflecting the importance of cleanliness and ritual purity in Hebrew worship practices. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a bowl NASB Translation bowl (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs סֵ֫פֶל noun [masculine] bowl (√ unknown; perhaps foreign word; Assyrian saplu, bowl, basin (DIHWB 508 SchrCOT 2 Kings 9:2) [occurs as object of tribute or plunder]; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 סִיפְלָא bowl, basin, Christian-Palestinian Aramaic  (wash-)basin SchwIdioticon 64; Arabic  bowl, jar FlLevy NHWB iii,320; Kl. Schr.ii. 556 f. is perhaps loan-word Frä67f.); — absolute ׳מְלֹא הַסּ Judges 6:38; for drinking, construct סֵפֶל אַדִּירִים Judges 5:25 a bowl of (fit for) nobles, huge bowl (GFM). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bowl, dish From an unused root meaning to depress; a basin (as deepened out) -- bowl, dish. Forms and Transliterations בְּסֵ֥פֶל בספל הַסֵּ֖פֶל הספל bə·sê·p̄el beSefel bəsêp̄el has·sê·p̄el hasSefel hassêp̄elLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 5:25 HEB: חָלָ֣ב נָתָ֑נָה בְּסֵ֥פֶל אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה NAS: In a magnificent bowl she brought KJV: butter in a lordly dish. INT: milk gave bowl A magnificent brought Judges 6:38 2 Occurrences |
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