Shâçaph — H8158

Definition

verb

to cut in pieces, i.e. slaughter

1. (Piel) to hew in pieces, cut in pieces
1. meaning dubious

Usually translated as

hew in pieces

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• spházō (G4969)

Occurrences

Shâçaph occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1)

• 1 Samuel 15:33 — And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces (וַיְשַׁסֵּ֨ף) before the LORD in Gilgal.