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It is used to describe the act of covering a structure with a protective or decorative layer, such as wood paneling or other materials. This term is often associated with the beautification or completion of a building, particularly in the context of sacred or royal architecture.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the use of wood paneling and overlaying was a common practice in the construction of significant buildings, including the Temple and royal palaces. This practice not only served a functional purpose, providing protection and insulation, but also had aesthetic and symbolic significance, reflecting the wealth, status, and reverence of the structure. The use of "saphan" in the biblical text often highlights the importance of craftsmanship and the dedication of resources to honor God or the king.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cover, cover in, panel<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>covered (1), paneled (3), paneling (1), reserved (1), treasures (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">סָפַן</font>, once, erroneous, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font>] </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cover, cover in, panel</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">סָפַן</font> is <em>respect, care for</em>; Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">מספנת</font> <em>roof</em>, Lzb<sup>330</sup>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">סְפַן</font> Ithpe`el <em>be covered, overlaid</em>; Assyrian <i><em>sapânu</em></i> (sometimes <em>šapânu!</em>), <em>cover, over-whelm</em> Dl<sup>508</sup>; <em>sapannu, concealment, obscurity, depth</em> (of sea); Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070603.gif"> <em>invalescere, percrebescere, praevalere</em>, Di<sup>406</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּסְמֹּן אֶתהַֿבַּיִת גֵּבִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-9.htm">1 Kings 6:9</a> <em>and he covered in the house with beams (?)</em>; <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">סָפוֺן בָּאָ֑רֶז</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Jeremiah 22:14</a> (reading with JDMich Hi Gf Or Gie Co, <font class="hebrew2">חַלּוֺנָיו</font> <font class="hebrew2">סָפוֺן</font>, for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">חַלּוֺנַי וְסָפוּן</font>, compare Dr<sup>Sm xxx</sup>) <em>covering</em> (it) <em>in, panelling</em> (it) with cedar; <em>Passive participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">סָפוּן בְּאֶרֶז</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm">1 Kings 7:7</a>, <font class="hebrew2">סָפֻן בְּאֶרֶז</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-3.htm">1 Kings 7:3</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">בְּבָֽתֵּיכֶם</font> <font class="hebrew2">סְפוּנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/haggai/1-14.htm">Haggai 1:14</a> <em>in your panelled houses.</em> — <font class="hebrew2">סָפוּן</font> strangely = <em>reserved, laid up</em>, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-21.htm">Deuteronomy 33:21</a>, and = <em>hidden</em> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Deuteronomy 33:19</a> <font class="hebrew2">שְׂפֻנֵי טְמֻנֵי חוֺל</font> (only here with <font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font>; both in sense of <font class="hebrew2">צָפוּן</font> [read this ?], compare Dr). <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>cieled, cover, seated <p>A primitive root; to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve -- cieled, cover, seated. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְסָפ֣וּן וְסָפֻ֣ן וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ן ויספן וספון וספן סְפוּנִ֑ים סָפ֑וּן ספון ספונים sā·p̄ūn saFun sāp̄ūn sə·p̄ū·nîm sefuNim səp̄ūnîm vaiyisPon vesaFun way·yis·pōn wayyispōn wə·sā·p̄un wə·sā·p̄ūn wəsāp̄un wəsāp̄ūn<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/deuteronomy/33-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֶלְקַ֥ת מְחֹקֵ֖ק <b> סָפ֑וּן </b> וַיֵּתֵא֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> portion <span class="itali">was reserved;</span> And he came<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the lawgiver, <span class="itali">[was he] seated;</span> and he came<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> portion the ruler's <span class="itali">was reserved</span> came the leaders<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַבַּ֖יִת וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּ <b> וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ן </b> אֶת־ הַבַּ֙יִת֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and finished <span class="itali">it; and he covered</span> the house<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and finished <span class="itali">it; and covered</span> the house<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the house and finished <span class="itali">covered</span> the house beams<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְסָפֻ֣ן </b> בָּאֶ֗רֶז מִמַּ֙עַל֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It was paneled</span> with cedar above<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And [it was] covered</span> with cedar above<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and covered</span> cedar above<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט עָשָׂ֑ה <b> וְסָפ֣וּן </b> בָּאֶ֔רֶז מֵהַקַּרְקַ֖ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of judgment, <span class="itali">and it was paneled</span> with cedar<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of judgment: <span class="itali">and [it was] covered</span> with cedar<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of judgment made <span class="itali">paneled</span> cedar floor<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 22:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לוֹ֙ חַלּוֹנָ֔י <b> וְסָפ֣וּן </b> בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out its windows, <span class="itali">Paneling</span> [it] with cedar<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> windows; <span class="itali">and [it is] cieled</span> with cedar,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and cut windows <span class="itali">Paneling</span> cedar and painting<p><b><a href="/text/haggai/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Haggai 1:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/haggai/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣ם <b> סְפוּנִ֑ים </b> וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/haggai/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to dwell <span class="itali">in your paneled</span> houses<br><a href="/kjvs/haggai/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for you, O ye, to dwell <span class="itali">in your cieled</span> houses,<br><a href="/interlinear/haggai/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to dwell houses <span class="itali">your paneled</span> house this<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5603.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5603.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5603<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/safun_5603.htm">sā·p̄ūn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sefunim_5603.htm">sə·p̄ū·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyispon_5603.htm">way·yis·pōn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vesafun_5603.htm">wə·sā·p̄un — 3 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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