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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: 8194. שְׁפוֹת (shaphah) -- To sweep, to scrape, to shave</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8194.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/2_samuel/17-29.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/8194.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> > 8194</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/8193.htm" title="8193">◄</a> 8194. shaphah <a href="../hebrew/8195.htm" title="8195">►</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">shaphah: To sweep, to scrape, to shave</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שָׁפָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shaphah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shah-fah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shaw-faw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To sweep, to scrape, to shave<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a cheese<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent concepts might include καθαρίζω (katharizō - to cleanse) or ξυράω (xuraō - to shave), though these are not direct translations but rather related in terms of thematic content.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "shaphah" primarily means to sweep or scrape, often in the context of removing or clearing away. It can also mean to shave, indicating the removal of hair or other substances from a surface. This term is used in the context of cleansing or purifying, as well as in the preparation of surfaces or objects.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, cleanliness and purification were significant aspects of daily life and religious practice. The act of sweeping or scraping was not only a practical task but also held symbolic meaning in terms of removing impurity or preparing for sacred activities. Shaving, too, had cultural implications, often associated with rites of passage, mourning, or consecration.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8192.htm">shaphah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps cream<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cheese (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">שְׁפוֺת</font> (Kö<sup>ii. 1. 186</sup>) <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> dubious, perhaps <font size="+1"><b>cream</b></font> (as <em>skimmed of ?</em> compare Wetzst<sup>ZAW iii (1883), 276 f.</sup>, who connects with Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104507.gif"> <em>cream</em>, and this with √<img src="/bdbgif/bdb104508.gif"> <em>take off the top</em> (but <font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> = <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104509.gif"> ?); EV <em>cheese</em> (after <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font>, compare ARSK<sup>KB 3091</sup>)); — construct <font class="hebrew2">שְׁפוֺת בָּקָר</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-29.htm">2 Samuel 17:29</a> <em>cream of the herd</em> ( + <font class="hebrew2">דְּבַשׁ וְחֶמְאָה וְצאֹן</font>), compare Now Bu; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font>. of Lucian HPS <em>calves</em>. <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>cheese <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8192.htm">shaphah</a> in the sense of clarifying; a cheese (as strained from the whey) -- cheese. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8192.htm">shaphah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּשְׁפ֣וֹת ושפות ū·šə·p̄ō·wṯ ūšəp̄ōwṯ usheFot<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/2_samuel/17-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 17:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ <b> וּשְׁפ֣וֹת </b> בָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sheep, <span class="itali">and cheese</span> of the herd,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and sheep, <span class="itali">and cheese</span> of kine,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> curds sheep <span class="itali">and cheese</span> of the herd approach <p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8194.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8194.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8194<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ushefot_8194.htm">ū·šə·p̄ō·wṯ — 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'; 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