ΣΑΦΑ, σαφα
SAPHA, sapha
Sounds Like: SA-fah
Translations: Sapha, Shapha
From the root: ΣΑΦΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a transliteration of a Hebrew proper name, likely 'Shapha' or a similar name. It is often found as part of longer names, such as 'Jehoshaphat' (ἸΩΣΑΦΑΤ), which means 'Yahweh has judged', or 'Shephatiah' (ΣΑΦΑΤΕΙΑ), meaning 'Yahweh has judged' or 'Yahweh has defended'. In Koine Greek, it functions as a component of these proper nouns, referring to specific individuals or places from the Old Testament.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Jeremiah — 46:14
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 4:58
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΑΦΑ, appear in our texts.
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