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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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נָפָה

Strong’s: H5299

Associated OET lemmas: נָפָה

Other spellings: נָפֹות דֹּור; נָפַת דֹּאר

Notes: Passage: OET ISA 30:28
RSV NIV NJB NRSV ESV "sieve" | NJPS REB "yoke"

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related names: נָפֹות דֹּור

Related lemmas: נוף

Sense 1: sieve

Semantic domains: Tools (001004001017)

Core domains: Crafts (027); Agriculture (007)

Definition: = a shallow, flat circular container with a mesh bottom made of straw, cord, strips of bark, or reed, through which fine particles can pass while the grain is retained; ► used in the final stage of the winnowing process; ≈ winnowing is often used as a figure of speech to denote the process of distinguishing between good and bad

Further resources: Realia:1.1.8.4

Show passage in OET: ISA 30:28

OET-RV ISA 30:28

28 His breath is like a rushing river that comes up to the neck,
 ⇔ to sift the nations in a sieve that separates out worthlessness,
 ⇔ and with a bridle in the people’s jaws to lead them astray.

OET-LV ISA 30:28

28 And_breath_of_his is_like_a_torrent overflowing to the_neck it_reaches for_shaking nations in_a_sieve_of worthlessness and_a_halter which_misleads on the_jaws_of peoples.

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Form 2

Part of speech: nsf

Name meanings: hill country of Dor

Related lemmas: נֹוף · נָפָה · נֶפֶת

Sense 1: Naphoth-Dor, Naphath-Dor

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town; ◄ territory of Manasseh

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JOS: OET JOS 11:2 · OET JOS 12:23

KI1: OET KI1 4:11