Strong's Lexicon Sephared: Sepharad Original Word: סְפָרָד Word Origin: The origin of the word "Sephared" is uncertain, but it is a proper noun referring to a specific location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Sephared in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. Usage: Sephared is mentioned in the Bible as a place where Jewish exiles were located. It is referenced in the context of the return of the exiles to their homeland. The exact geographical location of Sephared is not definitively known, but it is traditionally associated with a region in the ancient Near East. Cultural and Historical Background: Sephared is mentioned in the post-exilic period of Israel's history, a time when the Jewish people were dispersed across various regions following the Babylonian exile. The identification of Sephared has been a subject of debate among scholars, with some associating it with areas in Asia Minor, while others suggest locations in the Iberian Peninsula. The term "Sephardic" later came to refer to Jews of Spanish and Portuguese descent, though this is a much later development. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition the location of some exiles NASB Translation Sepharad (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [סְפָרֵד?], סְפָרַ֑ד proper name, of a location Obadiah 20 ᵐ5 Εφραθα, Qa Σαφαραδ; location dubious; SpiegAPK 242 NöZMG xxxiii (1879), 323 CheFounders 312 SayMonuments 483 and others compare Sparda in Asia Minor (= Sardis ? Behistuni, 15 Persep. I:12 NRa 28); SchrCOT on the passage (compare KGF 116 ff.) DlPar 249, compare GASm12Proph. ii. 176, compare Šaparda in southwest Media (time of Sargon); a Saparda also northeast from Nineveh (Esarhaddon's time), compare KnudtzonAss. Gebete, Nos. 8, 11, 30. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sepharad Of foreign derivation; Sepharad, a region of Assyria -- Sepharad. Forms and Transliterations בִּסְפָרַ֑ד בספרד bis·p̄ā·raḏ bisfaRad bisp̄āraḏLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Obadiah 1:20 HEB: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּסְפָרַ֑ד יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ אֵ֖ת NAS: who are in Sepharad Will possess KJV: of Jerusalem, which [is] in Sepharad, shall possess INT: of Jerusalem who Sepharad will possess the cities 1 Occurrence |