H5483 — סוּס סוּס

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcuwcnoun mascOccurrences: 141

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5483
Word:	סוּס סוּס
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy)
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	141
Transliteration:	cuwc
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	soos (or cuc {soos}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a horse (as leaping) 2. also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV Renderings:	crane, horse((-back, -hoof)).

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I. סוּס noun [masculine] swallow or swift (cypselus, Tristr^{FFP 82 ff.}) ( ᵑ7 סוּסָיָא Isa 38:14); — as twittering Isa 38:14 (in simile); ᵐ5 χελιδών, ᵑ9 pullus hirundinis;; so Jer 8:7 Kt ( Qr סִיס wrongly; perhaps to distinguish from following, so Gie ), ᵐ5 id., ᵑ9 hirundo.

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II. סוּס₁₃₈ noun masculine^{Exod 15:1} horse (Late Hebrew סוּס, סוּסָה Aramaic סוּסְיָא [untranscribed source text 3555] Mandean סוסיא, Sinaitic id., Lzb³²⁸; Assyrian sisû (sisû ?) Dl^{HWB 506}; Tel Amarna su-u[su] Wkl^{TA.191, 24}; probably foreign word compare Nö^{M 147} Erman^{Ägypten 649; English tr. 490}); — ׳ ס absolute 1Kgs 20:20 +; construct Exod 15:19 +; plural סוּסִים Gen 47:17 +, סֻסִים 2Sam 15:1 construct סוּסֵי 2Kgs 2:11 suffix סוּסַי 1Kgs 22:4; 2Kgs 3:7. סוּסֶיךָ Mic 5:9 + 4t., סוּסָיו Isa 5:28 +, סוּסֵיכֶס Amos 4:10, סוּסֵיהֶם Josh 11:6+; — horse:

1. non-Israelite; chariot-horses of Canaanites Judg 5:22 (compare Judg 5:28; Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 ׳ עִקְבֵי ס; ׳ ס collective, as often), Josh 11:4; Josh 11:6; Josh 11:9 ( J E ); horses as property of Egyptians Gen 47:17; Exod 9:3 (both J ), compare Zech 14:15 merchandise of Tyre Ezek 27:14 chariot-horses of Egypt [compare Hom^11.ix.384 ], Exod 14:9 ; Exod 14:23 (Psalms), Exod 15:1; Exod 15:21 (poem), Exod 15:19 (Psalms; on all see Di), Deut 11:4; Isa 31:1; Isa 31:3; Jer 46:4; Jer 46:9; Ezek 17:15 of Aram 1Kgs 20:1 + 11 t. Kings (1Kgs 20:20 ridden, for flight), Assyrians Isa 5:28 + 3 t., Chaldeans Jer 4:13 + 6 t.; other nations Nah 3:2; Jer 50:42 + 5 t.; as ridden 1Kgs 20:20 (see above), Jer 8:23 ; Ezek 38:4 ; Ezek 38:15 + 13 t. (late).

2. in Israel; chariot-horses of Absalom 2Sam 15:1, especially of Solomon, and later, 1Kgs 5:6; 1Kgs 5:8; 1Kgs 10:25; 1Kgs 10:28; 1Kgs 10:29, and || Chronicles; 1Kgs 18:5 and .(as war-equipment) 1Kgs 22:4; 2Kgs 3:7; 2Kgs 9:33; 2Kgs 10:2; Prov 21:31 סוּסֵי אֵשׁ 2Kgs 2:11 (Elijah), compare 2Kgs 6:17 consecration to sun 2Kgs 23:11 (compare RS^{Semitic 275; 2nd ed.
293}); sign of luxury and apostasy Amos 4:10; Hos 1:7; Hos 14:4; Isa 2:7; Mic 5:9; Zech 9:10, compare Deut 17:6; Deut 17:16, but see Zech 14:20 in vision Zech 6:2 (twice in verse); Zech 6:3 (twice in verse); Zech 6:6 ridden 2Kgs 9:18; 2Kgs 9:19; 2Kgs 18:23 = Isa 36:8; Amos 2:15 + 4 t. Isaiah Jeremiah; in vision Zech 1:8 (twice in verse); ׳ שַׁעַר הַס Jer 31:40; Neh 3:28, compare 2Kgs 11:16 = 2Chr 23:15 belongings of returned exiles Ezra 2:56 = Neh 7:68 van d. H. (omitted by Masora Baer Ginsb q. v.); description of horse Job 39:19 in various simile and figurative Amos 6:12; Jer 5:8; Jer 8:6; Jer 12:5; Ezek 23:20; Isa 63:13; Joel 2:4; Prov 27:3; Ps 32:9; Ps 147:10.

3. chariot-horses of ׳ י Hab 3:15 (figurative of clouds), compare Zech 10:3. — compare also חֲצַר סוּסִים, and פָּרָשׁ , רֶכֶשׁ .

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