◄ 8205. shephi ►
Strong's Lexicon shephi: Hill, Bare Height Original Word: שְׁפִי Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: shphiy Pronunciation: SHEH-fee Phonetic Spelling: (shef-ee') Definition: Hill, Bare Height Meaning: bareness, a bare hill, plain Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be bare or smooth. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shephi," the concept of high places can be related to the Greek word "ὑψηλός" (hypsēlos), Strong's Greek #5308, which means "high" or "lofty." Usage: The Hebrew word "shephi" refers to a bare or smooth hill or height. It is used in the context of geographical features, often describing elevated places that are devoid of trees or significant vegetation. These locations are typically associated with visibility and prominence in the landscape. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, hills and high places held significant cultural and religious importance. They were often sites for altars and worship, both for the worship of Yahweh and for pagan practices. The visibility and elevation of these sites made them ideal for religious observances, as they were thought to be closer to the divine. The term "shephi" would have been understood by the Israelites as a reference to these prominent geographical features. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from shaphah Definition bareness, a smooth or bare height NASB Translation bare heights (8), bare hill (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. שְׁפִי noun masculine bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height; — 1 bareness, Job 33:21 Kt (see √) 2 bare place, height: שֶׁ֑פִי Numbers 23:3 (E), i.e. an outlook-point; plural שְׁפָיִים Isaiah 41:18; Isaiah 49:9; Jeremiah 3:21, שְׁפָיִם Jeremiah 3:2; Jeremiah 4:("" מִדְבָּר), Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 12:12 (בַּמִּדְבָּד), Jeremiah 14:6. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance high place, stick out From shaphah; bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain -- high place, stick out. see HEBREW shaphah Forms and Transliterations וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ ושפו שְׁפָיִ֔ם שְׁפָיִ֖ים שְׁפָיִ֖ם שְׁפָיִ֜ם שְׁפָיִ֣ים שְׁפָיִ֣ם שְׁפָיִים֙ שֶֽׁפִי׃ שפי׃ שפיים שפים šə·p̄ā·yim šə·p̄ā·yîm še·p̄î šəp̄āyim šəp̄āyîm šep̄î shefaYim Shefi veshupPu wə·šup·pū wəšuppū Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Numbers 23:3 HEB: לָ֑ךְ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי׃ NAS: you. So he went to a bare hill. KJV: thee. And he went to an high place. INT: will tell went to a bare Job 33:21 HEB: [וּשְׁפִי כ] (וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ ק) עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו INT: his flesh sight high place and his bones were not Isaiah 41:18 HEB: אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־ שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָר֔וֹת וּבְת֥וֹךְ NAS: rivers on the bare heights And springs KJV: rivers in high places, and fountains INT: will open on the bare rivers the midst Isaiah 49:9 HEB: יִרְע֔וּ וּבְכָל־ שְׁפָיִ֖ים מַרְעִיתָֽם׃ NAS: [will be] on all bare heights. KJV: and their pastures [shall be] in all high places. INT: will feed all bare and their pasture Jeremiah 3:2 HEB: עֵינַ֨יִךְ עַל־ שְׁפָיִ֜ם וּרְאִ֗י אֵיפֹה֙ NAS: up your eyes to the bare heights and see; KJV: thine eyes unto the high places, and see INT: your eyes unto the bare and see Where Jeremiah 3:21 HEB: ק֚וֹל עַל־ שְׁפָיִ֣ים נִשְׁמָ֔ע בְּכִ֥י NAS: is heard on the bare heights, The weeping KJV: was heard upon the high places, weeping INT: A voice on the bare is heard the weeping Jeremiah 4:11 HEB: ר֣וּחַ צַ֤ח שְׁפָיִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר דֶּ֖רֶךְ NAS: wind from the bare heights in the wilderness KJV: wind of the high places in the wilderness INT: wind A scorching the bare the wilderness the direction Jeremiah 7:29 HEB: וּשְׂאִ֥י עַל־ שְׁפָיִ֖ם קִינָ֑ה כִּ֚י NAS: up a lamentation on the bare heights; For the LORD KJV: a lamentation on high places; for the LORD INT: and take on the bare A lamentation for Jeremiah 12:12 HEB: שְׁפָיִ֣ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר בָּ֚אוּ NAS: On all the bare heights in the wilderness KJV: are come upon all high places through the wilderness: INT: the bare the wilderness have come Jeremiah 14:6 HEB: עָמְד֣וּ עַל־ שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ NAS: stand on the bare heights; They pant KJV: did stand in the high places, they snuffed up INT: stand on the bare pant air 10 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8205 10 Occurrences šə·p̄ā·yîm — 8 Occ. še·p̄î — 1 Occ. wə·šup·pū — 1 Occ.