What does סוּף mean in the Bible?
e. terminate".
Hebrew · H5486
סוּף
To snatch away, i.e. terminate
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סוּףH5486
What does סוּף mean in the Bible?
סוּף is a Hebrew word meaning "to snatch away, i.e. terminate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5486?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), I will sweep away (2), fade (1), swept away (1), will perish (1).
Where does סוּף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 9:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Zephaniah (3), Esther (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1).
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. . .2×Jeremiah 8:13, Zephaniah 1:2
I will sweep away2×Zephaniah 1:3
fade1×Esther 9:28
swept away1×Psalms 73:19
will perish1×Isaiah 66:17
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 9:28יָס֥וּףtofadeVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 73:19סָ֥פוּtoswept awayVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralIsaiah 66:17יָסֻ֖פוּtowill perishVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJeremiah 8:13אֲסִיפֵ֖םto. . .Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralZephaniah 1:2אָסֵ֜ףto. . .Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singularZephaniah 1:3אָסֵ֨ףtoI will sweep awayVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singularZephaniah 1:3אָסֵ֤ףtoI will sweep awayVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEsther 9:28
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Esther1Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Zephaniah3
Source forms
אֲסִיפֵ֖ם1x’ă·sî·p̄êmJeremiah 8:13
אָסֵ֜ף1x’ā·sêp̄Zephaniah 1:2
אָסֵ֨ף1x’ā·sêp̄Zephaniah 1:3
אָסֵ֤ף1x’ā·sêp̄Zephaniah 1:3
יָס֥וּף1xyā·sūp̄Esther 9:28
יָסֻ֖פוּ1xyā·su·p̄ūIsaiah 66:17
סָ֥פוּ1xsā·p̄ūPsalms 73:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular3xZephaniah 1:2, Zephaniah 1:3
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 8:13
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 66:17
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xEsther 9:28
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural1xPsalms 73:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to snatch away, i.e. terminate
Source Gloss
to snatch away, i.e. terminate
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to snatch away, i.e. terminate BDB: come to an end Usage: consume, have an end, perish, × be utterly.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
ImperfectEsth 9:28 · Isa 66:172×
PerfectPs 73:191×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectZeph 1:21×
Word Origins
סוּף is a primitive root - no further derivation.