This gentilicadjective designates people from Sepharvaim, a city whose inhabitants were relocated to Samaria by the Assyrians after the northern kingdom's fall. The Sepharvites brought their pagan religious practices, including the horrific worship of Adrammelech and Anammelech involving child sacrifice. Their presence in Samaria contributed to the religious syncretism that characterized the post-exilic Samaritan community. The exact location of their homeland Sepharvaim remains disputed.