Person Old Testament
Saph
Also known as Sippai
Saph (or Sippai) was a Philistine giant who was killed by Sibbechai the Hushathite during a battle with the Philistines. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 21:18.
Why it matters. Philistine giant killed by Sibbechai the Hushathite
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Saph
Saph (or Sippai) is mentioned in 2Sa.21.18 and 1Ch.20.4 as a Philistine giant who was killed by Sibbechai the Hushathite during a battle between the Israelites and the Philistines. The battle took place at Gob (2Sa.21.18) or Gezer (1Ch.20.4), and it was part of a series of battles in which David's mighty men fought against the Philistine giants (2Sa.21.15-22; 1Chronicles 20).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Rapha
- Siblings
- GoliathIshbi-benobLahmi
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.