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Strong's H5598 סִפַּי (cippay)

Cippay means “Sippai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5598 — o (“Omega”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5598
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H5598 Quick Answer

Strong's H5598 סִפַּי (Cippay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Cippay (sip-pah'-ee) n/p. 1. bason-like 2. Sippai, a Philistine It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include sippai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Cippay (sip-pah'-ee) n/p. 1. bason-like 2. Sippai, a Philistine
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sippai

Meaning and Definition

Cippay (sip-pah'-ee) n/p. 1. bason-like 2. Sippai, a Philistine [from H5592] KJV: Sippai. Root(s): H5592 Compare: H5593

Original Word
סִפַּי
Transliteration
Cippay
Derivation
First root strongs: 5592
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5598. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Sippai

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.18; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430) , Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also called Sippai at 1Ch.20.4; Another name of saph (סַף "Saph" H5593) § Sippai = "threshold" one of the sons of the Philistine giant slain by Sibbechai the Hushathite

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How Strong's H5598 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Cippay, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H5598 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5598 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5598 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 20:4 KJV

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5598.

1 Chronicles 20:4 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5598, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5598 FAQ

What does cippay (סִפַּי) mean?

Cippay (Strong's H5598) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Sippai". Cippay (sip-pah'-ee) n/p. 1. bason-like 2. Sippai, a Philistine

How many times is cippay (סִפַּי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5598 across 1 book.

Where can I study cippay (סִפַּי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5598 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cippay (סִפַּי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sippai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.