שָׁדַף
shadaf · scorch
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7710 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shadaf (שָׁדַף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “scorch”.
Blight (said of the hot wind on plants).
How to say it
sha·daf
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To dry plants with hot wind.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Genesis 41:6
And look, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.
- Genesis 41:23
And look, seven ears, withered, thin, scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.
- Genesis 41:27
And the seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears, scorched by the east wind, will be seven years of famine.