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Hebrew · H5488

סוּף

A reed , especially the papyrus

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סוּףH5488
Pronunciationsûp

What does סוּף (sûp) mean in the Bible?

סוּף (sûp): Reed plant marking boundaries: literal (marshes, Red Sea) and figurative (fragility, divine delimitation)

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Questions this entry answers

What does סוּף (sûp) mean in the Bible?

סוּף (sûp): Reed plant marking boundaries: literal (marshes, Red Sea) and figurative (fragility, divine delimitation)

How does the BSB render H5488?

The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Red (7), of the Red (4), to the Red (4), from the Red (3), into the Red (2).

Where does סוּף (sûp) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7), Psalms (5), Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (3).

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
the Red7×Numbers 14:25, Numbers 33:10, Judges 11:16, Nehemiah 9:9
of the Red4×Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 11:4, Joshua 2:10, 1 Kings 9:26
to the Red4×Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 1:40, Joshua 4:23, Jeremiah 49:21
from the Red3×Exodus 15:22, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 33:11
into the Red2×Exodus 10:19, Psalms 136:15
. . .1×Joshua 24:6
[there] at the Red1×Psalms 106:7
and rushes1×Isaiah 19:6
in the Red1×Exodus 15:4
it among the reeds1×Exodus 2:3
the reeds1×Exodus 2:5
the seaweed1×Jonah 2:5
toward the Red1×Exodus 13:18
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:3בַּסּ֖וּףtoit among the reedsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularExodus 2:5הַסּ֔וּףtothe reedsArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 10:19סּ֑וּףtointo the RedNoun - masculine singularExodus 13:18ס֑וּףtotoward the RedNoun - masculine singularExodus 15:4סֽוּף׃toin the RedNoun - masculine singularExodus 15:22ס֔וּףtofrom the RedNoun - masculine singularExodus 23:31סוּף֙tofrom the RedNoun - masculine singularNumbers 14:25סֽוּף׃פtothe RedNoun - masculine singularNumbers 21:4ס֔וּףtoto the RedNoun - masculine singularNumbers 33:10סֽוּף׃tothe RedNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 2:3
Aligned rows28
Books represented11
Exodus7Numbers4Deuteronomy3Joshua3Judges11 Kings1Nehemiah1Psalms5Isaiah1Jeremiah1Jonah1
Source forms
סֽוּף׃7xsūp̄Exodus 15:4, Numbers 33:10, Deuteronomy 1:40, Joshua 24:6
ס֔וּף4xsūp̄Exodus 15:22, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Judges 11:16
ס֑וּף3xsūp̄Exodus 13:18, Numbers 33:11, Psalms 136:15
סוּף֙3xsūp̄Exodus 23:31, Deuteronomy 11:4, Joshua 2:10
ס֖וּף3xsūp̄1 Kings 9:26, Jeremiah 49:21, Jonah 2:5
ס֭וּף2xsūp̄Psalms 106:9, Psalms 136:13
בַּסּ֖וּף1xbas·sūp̄Exodus 2:3
הַסּ֔וּף1xhas·sūp̄Exodus 2:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular25xExodus 10:19, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 15:4, Exodus 15:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 2:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 19:6
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 2:3
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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