What does סוּף (sûp) mean in the Bible?
סוּף (sûp): Reed plant marking boundaries: literal (marshes, Red Sea) and figurative (fragility, divine delimitation)
Hebrew · H5488
סוּף
A reed , especially the papyrus
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סוּף H5488
Pronunciation sûp
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
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 Red 7× Numbers 14:25, Numbers 33:10, Judges 11:16, Nehemiah 9:9
of the Red 4× Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 11:4, Joshua 2:10, 1 Kings 9:26
to the Red 4× Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 1:40, Joshua 4:23, Jeremiah 49:21
from the Red 3× Exodus 15:22, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 33:11
into the Red 2× Exodus 10:19, Psalms 136:15
. . . 1× Joshua 24:6
[there] at the Red 1× Psalms 106:7
and rushes 1× Isaiah 19:6
in the Red 1× Exodus 15:4
it among the reeds 1× Exodus 2:3
the reeds 1× Exodus 2:5
the seaweed 1× Jonah 2:5
toward the Red 1× Exodus 13:18
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:3 בַּסּ֖וּף to it among the reeds Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 2:5 הַסּ֔וּף to the reeds Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 10:19 סּ֑וּף to into the Red Noun - masculine singular Exodus 13:18 ס֑וּף to toward the Red Noun - masculine singular Exodus 15:4 סֽוּף׃ to in the Red Noun - masculine singular Exodus 15:22 ס֔וּף to from the Red Noun - masculine singular Exodus 23:31 סוּף֙ to from the Red Noun - masculine singular Numbers 14:25 סֽוּף׃פ to the Red Noun - masculine singular Numbers 21:4 ס֔וּף to to the Red Noun - masculine singular Numbers 33:10 סֽוּף׃ to the Red Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 2:3
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 11
Exodus 7 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 3 Judges 1 1 Kings 1 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 5 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Jonah 1
Source forms
סֽוּף׃ 7x sūp̄ Exodus 15:4, Numbers 33:10, Deuteronomy 1:40, Joshua 24:6
ס֔וּף 4x sūp̄ Exodus 15:22, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Judges 11:16
ס֑וּף 3x sūp̄ Exodus 13:18, Numbers 33:11, Psalms 136:15
סוּף֙ 3x sūp̄ Exodus 23:31, Deuteronomy 11:4, Joshua 2:10
ס֖וּף 3x sūp̄ 1 Kings 9:26, Jeremiah 49:21, Jonah 2:5
ס֭וּף 2x sūp̄ Psalms 106:9, Psalms 136:13
בַּסּ֖וּף 1x bas·sūp̄ Exodus 2:3
הַסּ֔וּף 1x has·sūp̄ Exodus 2:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 25x Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 15:4, Exodus 15:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 2:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 19:6
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 2:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Reed plant marking boundaries: literal (marshes, Red Sea) and figurative (fragility, divine delimitation)
Source Gloss
a reed , especially the papyrus
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Reed plant marking boundaries: literal (marshes, Red Sea) and figurative (fragility, divine delimitation)
a reed, especially the papyrus BDB: reeds Usage: flag, Red (sea), weed. Compare 5489.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Papyrus reeds woven into a waterproof basket for Moses' concealment
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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