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סָעַף

sa.aph

to lop

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Strong’s H5586Verb1 time in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

is about to lop off1

In the text

Isaiah 10:33מְסָעֵף
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

סֵעֵף vb. Pi. denom. lop off boughs;—Is 10:33

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.