5499. sechabah
Strong's Lexicon
sechabah: Rag, cloth

Original Word: סְחָבָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: cchabah
Pronunciation: seh-khah-VAH
Phonetic Spelling: (seh-khaw-baw')
Definition: Rag, cloth
Meaning: a rag

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָחַב (sachab), meaning "to drag" or "to sweep away."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of humility and the transient nature of material goods can be related to Greek terms such as "ῥάκος" (rhakos, G4464), meaning "rag" or "tattered garment."

Usage: The term "sechabah" refers to a piece of cloth or rag, often used in contexts implying something of little value or utility. It is used metaphorically to describe something that is worn out or discarded.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, cloth and textiles were valuable commodities, often handmade and labor-intensive to produce. However, as with any material goods, they could become worn out and lose their value. The use of "sechabah" in the Hebrew Bible reflects a cultural understanding of the transient nature of material possessions and the humility associated with items of low status.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sachab
Definition
a rag
NASB Translation
clothes (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סְחָבָה noun feminine rag, clout (stuff pulled or dragged about; > LagBN 143, become altered for the worse); — only plural סְחָבוֺת Jeremiah 38:11,12 (both + מְלָחִים).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cast clout

From cachab; a rag -- cast clout.

see HEBREW cachab

Forms and Transliterations
הַסְּחָב֤וֹת הסחבות סְחָבֹ֔ות סחבות has·sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ hassechaVot hassəḥāḇōwṯ sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ sechaVot səḥāḇōwṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Jeremiah 38:11
HEB: [הַסְּחָבֹות כ] (סְחָבֹ֔ות ק) וּבְלוֹיֵ֖
NAS: worn-out clothes and worn-out
KJV: thence old cast clouts and old
INT: there worn-out cast clout and worn-out rags

Jeremiah 38:12
HEB: נָ֠א בְּלוֹאֵ֨י הַסְּחָב֤וֹת וְהַמְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַת
NAS: these worn-out clothes and rags
KJV: now [these] old cast clouts and rotten rags
INT: Now worn-out clothes and rags under

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5499
2 Occurrences


has·sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.















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