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It conveys the action of removing or severing parts of a plant, typically for the purpose of growth or maintenance. This term can also metaphorically imply the removal of something undesirable or unnecessary.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and economy. Pruning was a common agricultural practice used to enhance the growth and fruitfulness of plants, particularly vines and trees. The imagery of cutting off or pruning would have been familiar to the original audience, symbolizing purification, judgment, or preparation for greater productivity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>denominative verb from <a href="/hebrew/5589.htm">seappah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to lop off (boughs)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lop off (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> I. [<font class="hebrew2">סֵעֵף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pi`el denominative</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lop off boughs</b></font>; — <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">סְסָעֵף מֻּארָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33</a> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י֗֗֗</font> <em>shall lop off</em> (the) crown of branches. <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>top <p>A primitive root; properly, to divide up; but used only as denominative from <a href="/hebrew/5585.htm">ca'iyph</a>, to disbranch (a tree) -- top. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5585.htm">ca'iyph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מְסָעֵ֥ף מסעף mə·sā·‘êp̄ məsā‘êp̄ mesaEf<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/isaiah/10-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 10:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת <b> מְסָעֵ֥ף </b> פֻּארָ֖ה בְּמַעֲרָצָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of hosts, <span class="itali">will lop off</span> the boughs<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of hosts, <span class="itali">shall lop</span> the bough<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the GOD of hosts <span class="itali">will lop</span> the bough A terrible<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5586.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5586.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5586<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mesaef_5586.htm">mə·sā·‘êp̄ — 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/5585.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5585"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5585" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5587.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5587"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5587" /></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>