סָפָה (sāpâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning sweep away. It appears 20 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5595).

Also rendered

• to snatch

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1531)

Root family 1531: סָפָה sāpâ — sweep(away), destroy, consume. (ASV, RSV similarly.)

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