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Mourn סְפֹּ֥ד
As we find ourselves in chapter 23 of Genesis we find our word for today which is the first time it is used in the Bible. סְפֹּ֥ד mourn for someone, sing the lament for the dead, bewail. It is used 30 times in the Old Testament. We see our word used surrounding the deaths of key figures in the Bible like the death of Jacob. Genesis 50:10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of סְפֹּ֥ד mourning for his father. 1 Samuel 25:1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and סְפֹּ֥ד mourned for…
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