STRONGS H5617:
Abbreviations
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סְפַרְוַ֫יִם proper name, of a location city conquered by king of Assyria; —
ס׳ 2 Kings 17:14;
2 Kings 18:34 =
סְפַוָ֑יִם Isaiah 36:19,
עִיר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם 2 Kings 19:13 =
Isaiah 37:13;
סְפַרְוָ֑יִם also
2 Kings 17:31b Qr (Kt.
ספרים);
Σεπφαρουαιν,
Επφαρουαιμ, etc.,
Σεπφαρειμ; — usually identification with
Sippara (on a canal), between Bagdad and Babylon, a city in two parts,
Sipp. of
Samaš (modern
Abbu Habba), and
Sipp. of Anunitu(m) on opposed to side of canal, hence dual
ס׳ =
the two Sipparas Schr
COT 2 Kings 17:24, compare Dl
Par 209-212 Tiele
Geschichte. 88; this recently disputed, in view of mention with Hamath and other northern cities (
2 Kings 17:24 and especially
2 Kings 18:34), see Hal
ZA ii. 401 ff. Di
Isaiah 36:19 Wkl
Alttest, Unters. 101 Benz
2 Kings 17:24 and others, who compare
Šabara'in city conquered by Šalmanašarid IV (Wkl in Schr
KB ii. 276); but this by no means certain.
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2 Kings
17:14; 17:24; 17:24; 17:24; 17:31; 18:34; 18:34; 19:13
Isaiah
36:19; 36:19; 37:13
