סְפַרְוַיִם

n.pr.loc. city conquered by king of Assyrian;—ס׳ 2 K 17:14; 18:34 = סְפַרְוָ֑יִם Is 36:19, עִיר סְפַרָוָ֑יִם 2 K 19:13 = Is 37:13; סְפַרְוָ֑יִם also 2 K 17:31b Qr (Kt. ספרים); 𝔊 Σεπφαρουαιν, Επφαρουαιμ, etc., 𝔊L Σεπφαρειμ;—usually indentif. with Sippara (on a canal), between Bagdad and Babyl., a city in two parts, Sipp. of Šamaš (mod.Abbu Habba), and Sipp. of Anunitu(m), on opp. side of canal, hence du. ס׳ = the two Sipparas, SchrCOT 2 K 17, 24, cf. Dl Par 209–212 Tiele Gesch. 88; this recently disputed, in view of mention with Hamath and other northern cities (2 K 17:24 and especially 18:34), v. Hal ZA ii. 401 ff. Di Is 36:19 Wkl Alttest. Unters. 101 Benz 2 K 17:24 al., who cp. Šabara’in, city conquered by Šalmanašarid IV (Wkl in SchrKB ii. 276); but this by no means certain.