Strong's H2203 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: זֶפֶת (zepheth)

Pronunciation: zeh'-feth

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from an unused root (meaning to liquify);

Definition: asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun)

KJV Renderings: pitch.

Senses

1. pitch, tar, asphalt

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.