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Sepharad — the meaning of the Hebrew name סְפָרָד

סְפָרָד

Çᵉphârâd · pronounced sef-aw-rawd' · Strong's H5614 · a place

Sepharad means Sepharad, a region of Assyria.

Strong's definition

of foreign derivation; Sepharad, a region of Assyria.

First appearance

Obad 1:20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. (KJV)

Every verse that names Sepharad

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Obadiah

Obad 1:20

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