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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5607. סָ֫פֶק (sepheq) -- Clapping, striking, or a gesture of striking hands together.</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5607.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/20-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5607.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5607</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5606.htm" title="5606">◄</a> 5607. sepheq <a href="../hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sepheq: Clapping, striking, or a gesture of striking hands together.</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סֵפֶק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>cepheq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>seh'-fek<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(say'-fek)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Clapping, striking, or a gesture of striking hands together.<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>chastisement, satiety<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the root סָפַק (saphak), which means "to clap" or "to strike."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent for gestures like clapping or striking hands is not directly paralleled in Strong's Greek Dictionary, but related concepts of agreement or expressions of emotion can be found in entries like G5180 (τύπτω, tupto - to strike) or G5495 (χείρ, cheir - hand).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "sepheq" primarily refers to the act of clapping or striking hands together. In the biblical context, this gesture can signify various emotions or actions, such as joy, approval, derision, or even a covenantal agreement. The usage of "sepheq" in the Bible often conveys a physical expression of an internal state or communal response.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, gestures such as clapping or striking hands were significant forms of non-verbal communication. They were used in various social and religious contexts, from expressing joy and celebration to showing contempt or sealing agreements. The act of clapping could be part of public ceremonies, worship, or even in the context of lamentation and mourning.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5606.htm">saphaq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>handclapping, mockery<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>scoffing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שֶׂ֫פֶק</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> doubtful word; <font size="+1"><b>hand-clapping</b></font>, i.e. mockery (?) (compare verb <a href="/interlinear/job/27-23.htm">Job 27:23</a>); — <font class="hebrew2">שָׂ֑פֶק</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/36-18.htm">Job 36:18</a> in difficult clause <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כִּיחֵֿמָה מֶּןיְֿסִיתְךָ בְשׂ</font> <em>because there is passion</em>, (beware) <em>lest it incite thee to mockery</em>, Bae<sup>Kau</sup> Da (but <font class="hebrew2">הסית בְּ</font> = <em>incite against</em>, hence Bu reads <font class="hebrew2">לִשְׂמֹּק</font>); De is not clear; others (as Di): <em>lest it</em> (passion) <em>excite thee at the chastisement</em> (see √ <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font>; compare Thes); Du reads <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׂמָּק לְחֵמָה</font> lest <em>chastisement</em> incite thee <em>to wrath</em>. — On <a href="/interlinear/job/20-22.htm">Job 20:22</a> (editions) see <font class="hebrew2">שֵׂפֶק</font>. <p> [<font class="hebrew2">שֵׂ֫פֶק</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sufficiency, plenty</b></font>; — suffix <font class="hebrew2">שִׂפְקוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/20-22.htm">Job 20:22</a> (Baer Gi; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> van d. H.; opposed to <font class="hebrew2">צרר</font>). <p><font class="hebrew2">שַׂק</font> see <font class="hebrew2">שׂקק</font>. below<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>stroke, sufficiency <p>Or sepheq (Job 20:22; job 36:18) {seh'-fek}; from <a href="/hebrew/5606.htm">caphaq</a>; chastisement; also satiety -- stroke, sufficiency. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5606.htm">caphaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְסָ֑פֶק בספק פקו שִׂ֭פְקוֹ ḇə·sā·p̄eq ḇəsāp̄eq fekov p̄ə·qōw p̄əqōw veSafek<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/20-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 20:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בִּמְלֹ֣אות <b> שִׂ֭פְקוֹ </b> יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> In the fulness <span class="itali">of his sufficiency</span> he shall be in straits:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/20-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the fullness <span class="itali">of his sufficiency</span> straits of everyone<p><b><a href="/text/job/36-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 36:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פֶּן־ יְסִֽיתְךָ֣ <b> בְסָ֑פֶק </b> וְרָב־ כֹּ֝֗פֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> does not entice <span class="itali">you to scoffing;</span> And do not let the greatness<br><a href="/kjvs/job/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [beware] lest he take thee away <span class="itali">with [his] stroke:</span> then a great<br><a href="/interlinear/job/36-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> does not entice <span class="itali">to scoffing</span> in abundance of the ransom<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5607.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5607.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5607<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/fekov_5607.htm">p̄ə·qōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vesafek_5607.htm">ḇə·sā·p̄eq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5606.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5606"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5606" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5608"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5608" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>