H5599a H5599a
outpourings/aftergrowths—disputed term for water or plant growth
This plural noun appears in Job's poetic description of natural forces, though its precise meaning remains uncertain. Traditional interpretation suggests 'outpourings' of water that sweep away earth's dust, fitting Job's theme of divine power eroding human foundations. Others propose 'aftergrowths' or spontaneous vegetation based on related Hebrew terms. The textual difficulty has led to various proposals including emendation. The context describes relentless natural processes wearing away human hope.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Disputed term in Job 14:19, possibly 'outpourings' (water erosion) or 'aftergrowths' (spontaneous vegetation). Most interpreters favor water imagery—floods sweeping away soil, paralleling how God destroys human hope. Spanish 'brotes' (sprouts) takes the vegetation interpretation, while scholarly discussion remains divided. Some propose textual emendation entirely. The hapax legomenon status makes certainty impossible. 1×
AR["نَبَاتَاتُهَا"]·ben["তার-বৃদ্ধি"]·DE["[ספיחיה]"]·EN["aftergrowths-its"]·FR["sa-ספיחיה-elle"]·heb["ספיחיה"]·HI["उसकी-उपज"]·ID["pertumbuhan-pertumbuhannya"]·IT["aftergrowths-its-sua"]·jav["taneman-piyambakipun"]·KO["그-흙더미들을"]·PT["seus-brotos"]·RU["наносы-её"]·ES["sus-brotes"]·SW["udongo-wake"]·TR["ürünlerini"]·urd["اُس-کے-ڈھیروں-کو"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [סָפִיחַ] n.[m.] outpouring (?);—pl. sf. תִּשְׁטֹף־סְפִיחֶיהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ Jb 14:19 (si vera l.) its outpourings sweep away the dust of the earth, so most, but dub.; Bu proposes *סְחִיפָה, cf. מָטָר סֹחֵף Pr 28:3.