סֵפֶק

sefek · abundance, chastisement

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5607 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

sefek (סֵפֶק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “abundance, chastisement”.

Abundance, fullness. Elsewhere, chastisement (Job 36:18).

How to say it

se·fek

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. More than enough of something.
  2. Mockery or chastisement; the sense is doubtful.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • abundance ×1
  • plenty ×1

Where it appears

  • Job 20:22

    In the fullness of his plenty he will be in straits; every hand of the sufferer will come upon him.

  • Job 36:18

    For beware lest fury incite you with abundance, and let not the great compensation turn you aside.