Nâphâh — H5299

Definition

feminine noun

a height; also a sieve

1. a lofty place, height
2. sieve, winnowing implement

Usually translated as

coast, region, sieve, border

Origin

from H5130 in the sense of lifting

• Derived from Nûwph (H5130)

Occurrences

Nâphâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2), 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (1)

• Joshua 11:2 — And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders (וּבְנָפ֥וֹת) of Dor on the west,
• Joshua 12:23 — The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
• 1 Kings 4:11 — The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
• Isaiah 30:28 — And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve (בְּנָ֣פַת) of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.