ΣΕΦΦΑΡΟΥΑΙΝ, σεφφαρουαιν
SEPHPHAROUAIN, sephpharouain
Sounds Like: sef-fah-ROO-ain
Translations: Sepharvaim
From the root: ΣΕΦΦΑΡΟΥΑΙΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is a proper noun, likely a transliteration of the Hebrew name 'Sepharvaim'. It refers to a city in Mesopotamia from which people were brought by the king of Assyria to settle in Samaria after the Israelites were exiled. The people from this city were known to worship their own gods, Adrammelech and Anammelech, by burning their children as offerings.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Kings — 19:13
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΕΦΦΑΡΟΥΑΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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