How to Pronounce Sephar-vaim
SEF-uhr-VAY-im
Sephar-vaim is pronounced SEF-uhr-VAY-im (ˌsɛfɑːrˈveɪɪm): four syllables, stress on the first and third.
What does Sephar-vaim mean?
Sephar-vaim means “the two books; the two scribes”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Sephar-vaim?
Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24; 18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., “the two Sipparas,” or “the two booktowns.” The Sippara on the east bank of the Euphrates is now called Abu-Habba; that on the other bank was Accad, the old capital of Sargon I., where he established a great library. (See SARGON.) The recent discovery of cuneiform inscriptions at Tel el-Amarna in Egypt, consisting of official despatches to Pharaoh Amenophis IV.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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