שׇׁפְכָה
shoph.khah
penis
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "shoph.khah" (Strong's number H8212) has a unique meaning and occurrence in the Bible. Its short definition indicates that it refers to a male genital part, translated to English as "penis". The extremely rare occurrence of this word in the Bible (only once) suggests that it might be used for a specific purpose or impact. Its significance to the reader lies in its simple and direct communication of a physical fact. The word doesn't convey any abstract ideas, emotions, or moral messages. Given its rarity and directness, it is difficult to generalize the range of usage for the word "shoph.khah". Nonetheless, its presence in the text indicates that the writer's objective was to convey a specific detail, likely as part of a descriptive or narrative section.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text