שֶׁפַע
shephaʻ · H8228 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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abundance
State in which objects or substances are in a high quantity
ExamplesDeuteronomy 33:19 “They will call peoples to the mountain; There they will offer righteous sacrifices; For they will draw out the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָםsea 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָנַקto suck 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- רֹב rôb · H7230 · multitude, abundance, numerous
- Hebrew noun denoting abundance, multitude, or great quantity; semantically overlaps with שֶׁפַע in contexts of plentiful supply or large amounts, though רֹב emphasizes numerical or quantitative greatness
- הָמוֹן hâmôwn · H1995 · noise, uproar, tumult
- Hebrew noun signifying multitude, abundance, or wealth; can denote a great quantity or abundance of resources, overlapping with שֶׁפַע in sense of plentiful supply
Contrasting words 2 words
- מַחְסוֹר machçôwr · H4270 · lack, scarcity, need
- Hebrew noun denoting lack, need, or deficiency; the direct lexical opposite of abundance (שֶׁפַע), contrasting plentiful supply with scarcity or want
- חֹסֶר chôçer · H2640 · lack
- Hebrew noun signifying lack or want; lexical opposite of abundance, indicating deficiency rather than plenty
In the other Testament 2 words
- περισσεία perisseía · G4050 · abundance, a great deal of, very great
- Greek noun denoting abundance, overflow, or surplus; frequently used in NT for abundance of grace, joy, or material resources, directly paralleling the Hebrew concept of abundant supply conveyed by שֶׁפַע
- πλοῦτος ploûtos · G4149 · wealth, riches, abundance
- Greek noun for wealth or riches, often used for material abundance but also metaphorically for spiritual abundance; a natural translation equivalent for Hebrew terms denoting plentiful supply
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Quantity002001001046
- This noun denotes a great abundance, as in Deuteronomy 33:19's reference to peoples drawing out the abundance of the seas.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8228. shepha שֶׁ֫פַע noun [masculine] abundance; — construct ׳שׁ Deu 33:19.
שֶׁ֫פַע noun [masculine] abundance; — construct ׳שׁ Deu 33:19.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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