Given name
Sippai
“gatekeeper”·“fence worker”
Sippai is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “gatekeeper.”
Original Hebrewספי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Sippai means “gatekeeper” or “fence worker.”
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Where it comes from
Sippai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb sapap (שפף), “to mark a border or reach across it.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Sippai appears in 1 Samuel 17:2, 1 Chronicles 20:4.
- 1 Samuel 17:2
- 1 Chronicles 20:4
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Sippai’s family of names
See also 7
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