H8226 H8226
cover, overlay, panel with boards or planks (especially in construction)
This rare Hebrew root appears in the context of Solomon's temple construction, describing the covering or paneling of the building's interior structure. The single biblical occurrence speaks of covering the house with beams, suggesting a process of adding an upper layer or ceiling. The cognate evidence from Phoenician (roof), Aramaic (be covered/overlaid), and Akkadian (cover, overwhelm) confirms the semantic range of concealment or overlaying with protective or decorative materials.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The multilingual evidence shows some uncertainty in how to render this technical architectural term, with translations ranging from 'hidden treasures' (likely a misunderstanding of the context) to more general covering concepts. The placement in Deuteronomy 33:19 suggests the translators struggled with a rare word, though the temple-construction context in 1 Kings 6:9 more clearly supports the sense of paneling or beaming a structure. 1×
AR["وَكُنُوزَ"]·ben["এবং-লুকানো"]·DE["und-verborgen-treasures-von"]·EN["and-hidden-treasures-of"]·FR["et-caché-treasures-de"]·heb["ו-שפוני"]·HI["और-छिपे-हुए"]·ID["dan-harta-tersembunyi"]·IT["e-nascosto-treasures-di"]·jav["lan-barang-simpen"]·KO["그리고-감춰진-것들(접)"]·PT["e-escondidos-de"]·RU["и-сокрытые"]·ES["y-los-tesoros"]·SW["na-hazina-zilizofichwa"]·TR["ve-gizli-şeyleri"]·urd["اور-چھپے-ہوئے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [סָפַן once, erron., שׂ׳] vb. cover, cover in, panel (NH סָפַן is respect, care for; Ph. מספנת roof, Lzb330; Aramaic סְפַן Ithpe. be covered, overlaid; Assyrian sapânu (sometimes šapânu !), cover, overwhelm Dl508; sapannu, concealment, obscurity, depth (of sea); Ethiopic ሰፈነ invalescere, percrebescere, praevalere, Di406);— Qal Impf. 3 ms. וַיִּסְפֹּן אֶת־הַבַּיִת גֵּבִים 1 K 6:9 and he covered…