STRONGS NUMBER H5617

H5617. Sepharvayim

or Sepharim סְפַרְוַ֫יִם‎ proper name, of a location city conquered by king of Assyria; — ׳ס‎ 2 Kings 17:14; 18:34 = סְפַוָ֑יִם‎ Isaiah 36:19, סְפַרְוָ֑יִם עִיר‎ 2 Kings 19:13 = Isaiah 37:13; סְפַרְוָ֑יִם‎ also 2 Kings 17:31b Qr (Kt. ספרים‎); ᵐ5‎ Σεπφαρουαιν, Επφαρουαιμ, etc., ᵐ5‎^L Σεπφαρειμ; — usually identification with Sippara (on a canal), between Bagdad and Babylon, a city in two parts, Sipp. of Samaš (modern Abbu Habba), and Sipp. of Anunitu(m) on opposed to side of canal, hence dual ׳ס‎ = the two Sipparas Schr^{COT 17:24}, compare Dl^{Par 209-212} Tiele^{Geschichte. 88}; this recently disputed, in view of mention with Hamath and other northern cities (17:24 and especially 18:34), see Hal^{ZA ii. 401 ff.} Di^{Isaiah 36:19} Wkl^{Alttest, Unters. 101} Benz^{2 Kings 17:24} and others, who compare Šabara'in city conquered by Šalmanašarid IV (Wkl in Schr^{KB ii. 276}); but this by no means certain.