Bible Person
Meaning: threshold; silver cup · Male · 2 cross references
Sippai is one of the giant-descended Philistine warriors defeated in the late campaigns associated with David's reign. He appears in the closing traditions of giant conflicts that extend beyond the story of Goliath. First appears in 2 Sam 21:18.1
Name meaning
threshold; silver cup
Identity
male
First appears
2 Sam 21:18
AI summary: Sippai matters because his cross references place him in the lingering struggle against giant-like Philistine threats, showing that David's era includes a wider pattern of such victories than the single famous duel usually remembered. His defeat by Sibbecai reinforces the role of David's warriors in completing that work. Taken together, the material presents Sippai as one of the last giant adversaries whose fall confirms Israel's hard-won security.1
Central Figure
Sippai
Meaning: threshold; silver cup
Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam.
Name meaning
threshold; silver cup
Identity
male
Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam. 21:18); called also Sippai (1 Chr. 20:4). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.