סָפַק saphaq
Hebrew word for “to slap” · Strong’s H5606 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
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
Senses in the lexicon
- to slap (9)
- to suffice (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for saphaq in context, with how often each is used:
- clapped 1
- someone will clap 1
- slaps 1
- claps 1
- clap hands 1
- slapped 1
- will splash 1
- have clapped 1
- slap 1
- will suffice 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Job 34 (2), Numbers 24 (1), 1 Kings 20 (1), Job 27 (1), Isaiah 2 (1), Jeremiah 31 (1), Jeremiah 48 (1), Lamentations 2 (1), Ezekiel 21 (1)
Forms
- ישׂפק 2
- ויספק 1
- ספקם 1
- יספוק 1
- ישׂפיקו 1
- ספקתי 1
- וספק 1
- ספקו 1
- ספק 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with saphaq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׁרַק sharaq “to whistle” 2
- כַּף kaph “palm” 3
- יָרֵךְ yarekh “thigh” 2
- יָסַף yasaph “to add” 2
- מָקוֹם maqom “place” 2
- גַּם gam “also” 2
Key verses
The verses using saphaq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 24:10 — And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold,…
- 1 Kings 20:10 — And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow…
- Job 27:23 — Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
- Job 34:26 — He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
- Job 34:37 — For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
- Isaiah 2:6 — Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they…
- Jeremiah 31:19 — Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the…
- Jeremiah 48:26 — Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
- Lamentations 2:15 — All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of…
- Ezekiel 21:12 — Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people:…
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.