סָפַף

sa.phaphto standHow to read Hebrew
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Definition

a primitive root; properly, to snatch away, i.e. terminate; but used only as denominative from H5592 (in the sense of a vestibule), to wait at the threshold
Traditional renderings: be a doorkeeper.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

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  1. Psalm 84:10הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף · be a doorkeeper
    For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.