Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5593: סַף

Çaph · pronounced saf · “Saph”

Definition

Saph, a Philistine

KJV translates it as: Saph. Compare H5598 (סִפַּי).

Word origin: the same as H5592 (סַף);

Extended definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.18;
son of: Rapha (H7497A);
brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430) , Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also called Sippai at 1Ch.20.4;
Also named: sip.pay (סִפַּי "Sippai" H5598)
§ Saph = "tall"
one of the sons of the Philistine giant slain by Sibbechai the Hushathite

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5593 is translated

  • saph ×1

Bible verses with H5593 (Çaph)

Çaph appears in 1 verse.

  • 2 Samuel 21:18

    And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.