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H2203 · זֶפֶת

zepheth

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun)

KJV gloss list in the source

pitch.

Source pronunciation notation: zeh'-feth

Derivation recorded by Strong

from an unused root (meaning to liquify);

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