Strong's H8205 · Hebrew
שְׁפִי
shᵉphîy · /shef-ee'/
Definition
bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
KJV: high place, stick out.
Root / derivation: from H8192 (שָׁפָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שְׁפִי across 9 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Isaiah2 verses
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah 49:9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
Jeremiah6 verses
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Jeremiah 3:21A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Jeremiah 4:11At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Jeremiah 7:29Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Jeremiah 12:12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
Jeremiah 14:6And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8205 (shᵉphîy) mean?
bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
How many times does H8205 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8205 (שְׁפִי) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “places.”
How is shᵉphîy translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8205 is rendered as “places” (8×), “place” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word שְׁפִי come from?
from H8192 (שָׁפָה);