שָׂפַן

safan · hide, treasure

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8226 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

safan (שָׂפַן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “hide, treasure”.

Hide something valuable.

How to say it

sa·fan

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

  1. Riches hidden in the sand.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Deuteronomy 33:19

    Peoples to the mountain they will call; there they will sacrifice sacrifices of righteousness, for they will suck the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”