What does סוּס (sus) mean in the Bible?
סוּס (sus): Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life
Hebrew · H5483
סוּס
A horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )
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סוּס H5483
Pronunciation sus
What does סוּס (sus) mean in the Bible?
סוּס (sus): Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5483?
The BSB source-word alignment has 139 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include horses (42), the horses (7), The horse (6), of horses (5), with horses (5).
Where does סוּס (sus) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (20), Jeremiah (16), Zechariah (14), 1 Kings (13).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It horses 42× Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:19, Deuteronomy 17:16
the horses 7× 1 Kings 20:21, 2 Kings 7:13, 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 23:11
The horse 6× Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Nehemiah 3:28, Esther 6:9
of horses 5× Joshua 11:4, Judges 5:22, Ezekiel 26:10, Ezekiel 39:20
with horses 5× 2 Samuel 15:1, 2 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 6:15, 2 Kings 7:14
your horses 5× 1 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 3:7, Ezekiel 38:4, Micah 5:10
. . . 4× 2 Kings 9:18, 2 Kings 9:19, Amos 2:15, Zechariah 10:5
and horses 4× Deuteronomy 11:4, 2 Kings 10:2, Isaiah 43:17, Jeremiah 22:4
horse 4× 1 Kings 20:25, Nahum 3:2, Zechariah 1:8, Zechariah 12:4
their horses 4× Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9, Isaiah 31:3, Habakkuk 1:8
and a horse 3× 1 Kings 10:29, 2 Chronicles 1:17, Esther 6:8
and the horse 3× Esther 6:9, Esther 6:11, Zechariah 9:10
of the Horse 3× 2 Chronicles 23:15, Psalms 147:10, Jeremiah 31:40
A horse 2× Psalms 33:17, Proverbs 21:31
horseback 2× 1 Kings 20:20, Ecclesiastes 10:7
like a horse 2× Isaiah 63:13, Jeremiah 8:6
steeds 2× Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12
[and] my horses [are] 1× 1 Kings 22:4
and my horses [are] 1× 2 Kings 3:7
and on horses 1× Jeremiah 17:25
and other horses 1× 1 Kings 4:28
at the horse 1× Job 39:18
both horse 1× Psalms 76:6
Do horses 1× Amos 6:12
for horse 1× 1 Kings 20:25
for horses 1× 2 Chronicles 9:25
for the horse 1× Proverbs 26:3
her horses 1× Jeremiah 50:37
His horses 1× Jeremiah 4:13
in exchange for their horses 1× Genesis 47:17
in horses 1× Psalms 20:7
like a swallow 1× Isaiah 38:14
like the horse 1× Psalms 32:9
mounted 1× Esther 8:10
not by horses 1× Hosea 1:7
O horses 1× Jeremiah 46:9
of [enemy] horses 1× Jeremiah 8:16
of his horses 1× Ezekiel 26:11
of stallions 1× Ezekiel 23:20
of the horses 1× Zechariah 14:20
of their horses 1× Isaiah 5:28
on horses 1× Isaiah 66:20
on your horses 1× Exodus 9:3
stallions 1× Jeremiah 5:8
steed 1× Zechariah 10:3
the horse’s 1× Genesis 49:17
the horses’ 1× 2 Kings 11:16
the swift 1× Jeremiah 8:7
to keep the horses 1× 1 Kings 18:5
to the horse 1× Job 39:19
with his horses 1× 2 Kings 5:9
with their horses 1× 1 Kings 20:1
with Your horses 1× Habakkuk 3:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:17 בַּסּוּסִ֗ים to in exchange for their horses Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 49:17 ס֔וּס to the horse’s Noun - masculine singular Exodus 9:3 בַּסּוּסִ֤ים to on your horses Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 14:9 סוּס֙ to horses Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 14:23 ס֣וּס to horses Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 15:1 ס֥וּס to The horse Noun - masculine singular Exodus 15:19 ס֨וּס to horses Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 15:21 ס֥וּס to the horse Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 11:4 לְסוּסָ֣יו to and horses Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 17:16 סוּסִים֒ to horses Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 47:17
Aligned rows 139
Books represented 27
Genesis 2 Exodus 6 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 3 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 13 2 Kings 20 2 Chronicles 7 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Esther 6 Job 2 Psalms 5 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 16 Ezekiel 12 Hosea 2 Joel 1 Amos 3 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 3 Haggai 1 Zechariah 14
Source forms
סוּסִ֖ים 10x sū·sîm 1 Kings 4:26, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24, Isaiah 31:1
ס֣וּס 5x sūs Exodus 14:23, 1 Kings 18:5, Ezekiel 39:20, Zechariah 1:8
סוּסִ֥ים 5x sū·sîm 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 6:17, Jeremiah 5:8, Zechariah 6:2
וְס֣וּס 4x wə·sūs 1 Kings 20:1, 1 Kings 20:25, 2 Kings 6:15, Nahum 3:2
סוּסִ֔ים 4x sū·sîm 2 Kings 18:23, Isaiah 2:7, Isaiah 36:8, Amos 6:12
סוּסִ֣ים 4x sū·sîm Ezekiel 38:4, Zechariah 1:8, Zechariah 6:2, Zechariah 6:3
הַסּ֔וּס 3x has·sūs Esther 6:11, Amos 2:15, Zechariah 14:20
הַסּוּסִ֖ים 3x has·sū·sîm 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 11:16, 2 Chronicles 23:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 34x Deuteronomy 17:16, 1 Kings 4:26, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Kings 6:14
Noun - masculine singular 18x Genesis 49:17, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Deuteronomy 17:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural 15x 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Kings 7:13, 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 11:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 12x Joshua 11:4, 1 Kings 10:29, 1 Kings 20:1, 1 Kings 20:25
Article | Noun - masculine singular 11x 1 Kings 20:21, 2 Kings 7:10, 2 Kings 9:18, Esther 6:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 7x Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 4:13, Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 50:37
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 5x Genesis 47:17, Exodus 9:3, Esther 8:10, Psalms 20:7
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 4x Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9, 2 Kings 7:7, Ezra 2:66
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life
Source Gloss
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) BDB: horse Usage: crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare 6571.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
horse
Showing 1 selected witness from 141 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
Symbol of military reliance. Hosea 14:1-3
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain