סָחַףçâchaph
סָחַף: prostrate
Pronunciation: saw-khaf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5502
Meanings
Qal: (beating down grain) (Proverbs 28:3)
Niph`al: prostrated? (Jeremiah 46:15)
סָחַר: go around, about, travel about in
Qal
1. go about, to and fro, (i.e. go about one's affairs, carry on one's business) in (Genesis 42:34; Genesis 34:10; Genesis 34:21)
2. = substantive a trafficker, trader (who goes about with wares, etc.) (Genesis 23:16; Genesis 37:28; Isaiah 23:2)
Pilpel: palpittes (Psalms 38:11)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Proverbs 28:3 A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
- Jeremiah 46:15 Why have your warriors fallen? They cannot stand, for the Lord has knocked them down.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).