Strong's Lexicon

H6687

H6687 — צּוּף

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

Hebrewtsuwphverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1892

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6687
Word:	צּוּף
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	tsuwph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	tsoof
Meaning:	1. to overflow
KJV Renderings:	(make to over-)flow, swim.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6992

[צוּף] verb flow, overflow, [float] (Late Hebrew id.; so Aramaic טוּף, [untranscribed source text 4476]; — Arabic [untranscribed source text 4477] skin-raft is loan-word Frä²²⁰); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural צָפוּמַֿיִם עַלרֿאֹשִׁי Lam 3:54 (figurative).

Hiph`il

1. Perfect cause to flow over, הֵצִיף אֶתמֵֿי יַםסֿוּף עַלפְּֿנֵיהֶם Deut 11:4.

2. cause to float: Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶל 2Kgs 6:6.

Other Resources

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

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