Strong's Lexicon

H7779

H7779 — שׁוּף

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

Hebrewshuwphverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 2349

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7779
Word:שׁוּף
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:shuwph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shoof
Meaning:1. (properly) to gape, i.e. snap at 2. (figuratively) to overwhelm
KJV Renderings:break, bruise, cover.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8555

[שׁוּף] verb bruise (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic שׁוּף, שְׁפַף , [untranscribed source text 5454] rub off, away, grind (Exod 32:20 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 for טָחַן); see especially DrGn; > Di and others think || form of I. שׁאף); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular + 2 masculine singular הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ ראֹשׁ וְּאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב Gen 3:15 אֲשֶׁרבִּֿשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי Job 9:17 אַךְ השֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי Ps 139:11 meaning unsuitable, read perhaps with Ew and others יְשׂוּבֵּנִי cover, screen, me.


שׁוֺפַךְ see שׁוֺבַךְ . שׁוּפָמִי see שְׁפוּפָם below שׁפף.


Other Resources

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

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