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nāfā נָפָהAsieve, Bheight’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nūf נוּף ‘to sprinkle / to wave’ in the sense of lifting
Roots: נוף
Variants: נָפָה, נָפָה

nāfā n, f
A1) sieve, winnowing implement
B1) a lofty place, height

Mentioned in Joshua 12:23, 11:2 1 Kings 4:11 Isaiah 30:28

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