Sippai
Also called Saph
Mentioned in 1017 BC traditional (Jones)
Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam. 21:18); called also Sippai (1 Chr. 20:4).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Father
- the giant in Gath
- Siblings
- Goliath, Ishbi-benob, Lahmi, man of great stature
- Tagged in
- 2 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Sibbechai and the giant in Gath.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Sippai, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1042–992 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Sippai 1Saph 1 |
| KJV | Sippai 1Saph 1 |
| ASV | Sippai 1Saph 1 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
2 Samuel1 verse
- 21:18
Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 20:4
Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam. 21:18); called also Sippai (1 Chr. 20:4).