סָעִףçâʻiph

סְעִפָּה: division, divided opinion, as on unequal legs (1 Kings 18:21)

Pronunciation: saw-eef' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5587

Meanings

שְׂעִפִּים: disquietings, = disquieting or excited thoughts (Job 4:13; Job 20:2)

Same root

סָעַףçâʻaph · H5586to disbranch (a tree)
שַׂרְעַףsarʻaph · H8312cogitation

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

1 Kings 18:21 Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.
Job 4:13 It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, when people are in a deep sleep.
Job 20:2 “I must reply because I am greatly disturbed.

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).