What does סוֹף mean in the Bible?
סוֹף is a Hebrew word meaning "a termination".
Hebrew · H5490
סוֹף
A termination
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סוֹף H5490
What does סוֹף mean in the Bible?
סוֹף is a Hebrew word meaning "a termination".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5490?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] the end (1), and its rear guard (1), at the end (1), end (1), the conclusion (1).
Where does סוֹף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 20:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Joel (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 [is] the end 1× Ecclesiastes 7:2
and its rear guard 1× Joel 2:20
at the end 1× 2 Chronicles 20:16
end 1× Ecclesiastes 3:11
the conclusion 1× Ecclesiastes 12:13
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 20:16 בְּס֣וֹף to at the end Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 3:11 סֽוֹף׃ to end Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 7:2 ס֣וֹף to [is] the end Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 12:13 ס֥וֹף to the conclusion Noun - masculine singular construct Joel 2:20 וְסֹפ֖וֹ to and its rear guard Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 20:16
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
2 Chronicles 1 Ecclesiastes 3 Joel 1
Source forms
בְּס֣וֹף 1x bə·sō·wp̄ 2 Chronicles 20:16
וְסֹפ֖וֹ 1x wə·sō·p̄ōw Joel 2:20
ס֣וֹף 1x sō·wp̄ Ecclesiastes 7:2
ס֥וֹף 1x sō·wp̄ Ecclesiastes 12:13
סֽוֹף׃ 1x sō·wp̄ Ecclesiastes 3:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Ecclesiastes 7:2, Ecclesiastes 12:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Joel 2:20
Noun - masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 3:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 2 Chronicles 20:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a termination
Source Gloss
a termination
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a termination BDB: end Usage: conclusion, end, hinder participle
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סוֹף is built from this root:
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