◄ 5600. sephinah ►
Strong's Lexicon sephinah: Ship, vessel Original Word: סְפִינָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: cphiynah Pronunciation: seh-fee-NAH Phonetic Spelling: (sef-ee-naw') Definition: a, vessel Meaning: A vessel, specifically a ship or boat. Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to cover or to contain. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4143 • πλοῖον (ploion): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote a ship or boat, similar to the Hebrew סְפִינָה. It appears in various contexts, including the Gospels, where it describes the boats used by Jesus and His disciples. The parallel between סְפִינָה and πλοῖον highlights the continuity of maritime imagery and terminology across the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. Usage: The term סְפִינָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a seafaring vessel, typically a ship. It is a noun that denotes a means of transportation across water. Context: • Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible: The word סְפִינָה appears in the context of maritime activities, highlighting the ancient Israelites' engagement with seafaring and trade. It is notably used in the Book of Jonah, where it describes the ship that Jonah boards to flee from the presence of the LORD. • Biblical Context: In Jonah 1:3, the term is used to describe the ship bound for Tarshish: "But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship (סְפִינָה) bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD." (BSB) • Cultural and Historical Significance: Ships were crucial for trade and transportation in the ancient Near East. The use of סְפִינָה in the Hebrew Bible reflects the importance of maritime commerce and the connectivity between different regions via sea routes. The narrative of Jonah underscores the role of ships in biblical stories, serving as settings for divine encounters and human decisions. • Linguistic Notes: The root of סְפִינָה suggests a concept of containment or covering, which aligns with the function of a ship as a vessel that carries and protects its contents across the sea. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from saphan Definition a vessel, ship NASB Translation ship (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs סְפִינָה noun feminine vessel, ship (covered in, overlaid, with sheathing, deck, etc.; Aramaic ; on Arabic as loan-word see Frä216); — only ׳יַרְכְּתַי הַסּ Jonah 1:5. ספף (√ of following, meaning unknown). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ship From caphan; a (sea-going) vessel (as ceiled with a deck) -- ship. see HEBREW caphan Forms and Transliterations הַסְּפִינָ֔ה הספינה has·sə·p̄î·nāh hassefiNah hassəp̄înāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Jonah 1:5 HEB: אֶל־ יַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַסְּפִינָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ NAS: into the hold of the ship, lain down KJV: into the sides of the ship; and he lay, INT: into the hold of the ship lain and fallen 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 5600 1 Occurrence has·sə·p̄î·nāh — 1 Occ.