Hebrew · H5486 · unreviewed

סוּף

To snatch away, i.e. terminate

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סוּף H5486

What does סוּף mean in the Bible?

סוּף is a Hebrew word meaning "to snatch away, i.e. terminate". to snatch away, i.

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Meaning

to snatch away, i.e. terminate
Extended definition

to snatch away, i.e. terminate BDB: come to an end Usage: consume, have an end, perish, × be utterly.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Imperfect Esth 9:28 · Isa 66:17
Perfect Ps 73:19
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Zeph 1:2
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