Strong's H5594 · Hebrew
סָפַד
çâphad · /saw-fad'/
Definition
properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
KJV: lament, mourn(-er), wail.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered סָפַד across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis 50:10And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
1 Samuel2 verses
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
2 Samuel3 verses
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier. bier: Heb. bed
2 Samuel 11:26And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
1 Kings4 verses
And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
1 Kings 13:30And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
1 Kings 14:13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
1 Kings 14:18And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
Ecclesiastes2 verses
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Ecclesiastes 12:5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5594 (çâphad) mean?
properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
How many times does H5594 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5594 (סָפַד) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “mourn.”
How is çâphad translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5594 is rendered as “mourn” (5×), “mourned” (5×), “lamented” (2×), “mourners” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word סָפַד come from?
a primitive root;