# סָפַן (safan)

Israeli respelling: sa-fan. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5603. 6 Old Testament occurrences.

to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve

King James renderings: cieled, cover, seated.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/safan-h5603

## Occurrences

- [Deuteronomy 33:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/21) — And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the p…
- [1 Kings 6:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/6/9) — So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
- [1 Kings 7:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/7/3) — And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
- [1 Kings 7:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/7/7) — Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the fl…
- [Jeremiah 22:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/22/14) — That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with ver…
- [Haggai 1:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/haggai/1/4) — Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?