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Strong H52992 sensesנָפָה

sieve · height

Transliteration
nâphâh
Pronunciation
naw-faw'

The 2 senses of Strong H5299

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5299 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. sieveH5299Asieve, winnowing implement1 verse · Isaiah
  2. heightH5299Ba lofty place, height1 verse · Joshua

General definition

From H5130 in the sense of lifting; a height; also a sieve: - {border} {coast} {region} sieve.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • border1
  • coast1
  • region1
  • sieve1

First verses

  1. Joshua 11:2
    And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
  2. Joshua 12:23
    The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
  3. 1 Kings 4:11
    The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
  4. Isaiah 30:28
    And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.