סֵפֶק

[שֶׂ֫פֶק] noun [masculine] doubtful word; hand-clapping, i.e. mockery (?) (compare verb Job 27,23); — שָׂ֑פֶק Job 36,18 in difficult clause ׳כִּיחֵֿמָה פֶּןיְֿסִיתְךָ בְשׂ because there is passion, (beware) lest it incite thee to mockery, Bae^Kau Da (but הסית בְּ = incite against, hence Bu reads לִשְׂפֹּק); De is not clear; others (as Di): lest it (passion) excite thee at the chastisement (see √ 2; compare Thes); Du reads מִשְׂפָּק לְחֵמָה lest chastisement incite thee to wrath. — On Job 20,22 (editions) see שֵׂפֶק.