שִׂפְמוֹת

# Siphmoth: A Place Name of Limited Attestation Siphmoth appears in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun—specifically, a geographical location name—with only a single recorded occurrence. The term is transliterated as *siph.mot* in Hebrew (*שִׂפְמוֹת*), indicating it designates a specific place rather than a common object or concept. This extremely limited textual presence means the word has no range of usage to examine; it functions solely as a locational identifier at one point in the biblical text. Because Siphmoth occurs only once in the surviving biblical corpus, we cannot determine variations in meaning, contextual applications, or symbolic significance from frequency patterns. The name appears to be a topographical or settlement designation, but without additional occurrences or explicit definitional context in the lexicon data provided, the precise nature of this location—whether it was a city, region, or other landmark—remains undetermined from this information alone. Single-occurrence place names in biblical texts often pose challenges for historical and geographical reconstruction, as they lack the comparative context that multiple attestations would provide.