Strong's Lexicon

H5492

H5492 — סוּפָה

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

Hebrewcuwphahnoun femOccurrences: 16TWOT: 1478b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5492
Word:	סוּפָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H5486
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	cuwphah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	soo-faw'
Meaning:	1. a hurricane
KJV Renderings:	Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.

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BDB5540

I. סוּפָה noun feminine storm-wind (that makes an end ?); — absolute ׳ ס Isa 5:28 +; סוּפָּ֫תָה Hos 8:7 (Ges^{«GKC:90f»§ 90f}.); suffix סוּפָֽתְךָ Ps 83:16 plural סוּפוֺת Isa 21:1 — strom-wind, ׳ כְּסַעַר בְּיוֺם ס Amos 1:14; Nah 1:3 (|| שְׂעָרָה), Isa 17:13 (|| רוּחַ), Job 37:9; Isa 21:1, as driving chaff Job 21:18 (verb גָּנַב ; in simile), simile of rushing chariots Isa 5:28; Isa 66:15; Jer 4:13, of ruin Prov 1:27 compare Prov 10:25 symbolic of ׳ י's judgments, יִקְצֹ֑רוּ ׳ רוּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְס Hos 8:7; Ps 83:16 (|| סַעַר), Job 27:20 (verb גָּנַב), Isa 29:6 ( + מְעָרָה).

BDB5543

II. סוּפָה proper name [of a location] East of Jordan; — only in phrase ׳ וָהֵב בְּס in ancient poetry fragment Num 21:14 Tristr^{Moab 50} compare S¹fieh ( [untranscribed source text 3559]), southeast oasis of Dead Sea, but ס = [untranscribed source text 3560] is most improbable

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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