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).