Lexical Summary sippun: Covering, paneling, ceiling Original Word: סִפֻּן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cieling From caphan; a wainscot -- cieling. see HEBREW caphan NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom saphan Definition a ceiling NASB Translation ceiling* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs סִמֻּן noun [masculine] ceiling; — absolute ׳הַסּ 1 Kings 6:15. Topical Lexicon Meaning and Scope סִפֻּן designates the finished wooden surfacing that overlays and completes a structure’s interior, specifically the boards that formed the temple floor. Occurrence in Scripture 1 Kings 6:15 records its single use: “He lined the interior walls of the house with cedar boards… and he covered the floor of the house with cypress boards.” Historical and Architectural Context King Solomon ordered cedar and cypress from Lebanon through Hiram of Tyre (1 Kings 5:8-10). Cedar paneled the walls; cypress supplied the flooring. Such wood added strength, fragrance, insulation, and beauty, mirroring royal Near-Eastern architecture while consecrating every inch of the sanctuary. Symbolic and Theological Themes 1. Total Sanctification – Flooring details show holiness extending “from the floor… to the ceiling,” echoing Exodus 40:9. Related Biblical Imagery • Cedar and Cypress: Symbols of durability and blessing (Psalm 92:12; Isaiah 41:19). Ministry Applications • Pursue excellence in church facilities without extravagance. Forms and Transliterations הַסִּפֻּ֔ן הספן has·sip·pun hassippunLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 6:15 HEB: עַד־ קִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ן צִפָּ֥ה עֵ֖ץ KJV: and the walls of the cieling: [and] he covered INT: against the walls of the cieling overlaid wood 1 Occurrence |
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