Çâphad — H5594

H5594 · Hebrew — ספד

Pronunciation: saw-fad'

Definition

verb

properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail

  1. to wail, lament, mourn
    1. (Qal)
      1. to wail, lament
      2. wailers (participle)
    2. (Niphal) to be lamented, be bewailed

Usually translated as

lament, mourn, wail, mourner

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Çâphad occurs 30 times in 29 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (4), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (8), Ezekiel (2), Joel (1), Micah (1), Zechariah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — C