H5617: סְפַרְוַיִם
Çᵉpharvayim · pronounced sef-ar-vah'-yim · “Sepharvaim”
Definition
Sepharvites
Word origin: (dual)
Extended definition
a city in Syria conquered by the king of Assyria
1a) perhaps near the modern 'Mosaib' and on the Euphrates above Babylon
Also named: se.phar.vi (סְפַרְוִי "Sepharvaim" H5616)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5617 is translated
- sepharvaim ×6
Bible verses with H5617 (Çᵉpharvayim)
Çᵉpharvayim appears in 6 verses.
- 2 Kings 17:24
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
- 2 Kings 17:31
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
- 2 Kings 18:34
Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
- 2 Kings 19:13
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
- Isaiah 36:19
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
- Isaiah 37:13
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?