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סוּפָה

A hurricane

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סוּפָהH5492
Pronunciationsuphah

What does סוּפָה (suphah) mean in the Bible?

סוּפָה (suphah): Divine judgment manifested as overwhelming atmospheric violence; God's destructive power in tempest form

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Questions this entry answers

What does סוּפָה (suphah) mean in the Bible?

סוּפָה (suphah): Divine judgment manifested as overwhelming atmospheric violence; God's destructive power in tempest form

How does the BSB render H5492?

The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [are] like a whirlwind (1), a gale (1), a tempest (1), are like a whirlwind (1), by a storm (1).

Where does סוּפָה (suphah) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Job (3), Proverbs (2), Amos (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
[are] like a whirlwind1×Isaiah 5:28
a gale1×Isaiah 17:13
a tempest1×Job 27:20
are like a whirlwind1×Isaiah 66:15
by a storm1×Job 21:18
in Suphah1×Numbers 21:14
is in the whirlwind1×Nahum 1:3
like a whirlwind1×Proverbs 1:27
like the whirlwind1×Jeremiah 4:13
Like whirlwinds1×Isaiah 21:1
of tempest1×Amos 1:14
The tempest1×Job 37:9
the whirlwind1×Hosea 8:7
When the whirlwind1×Proverbs 10:25
with windstorm1×Isaiah 29:6
with Your storm1×Psalms 83:15
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:14בְּסוּפָ֔הtoin SuphahPreposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularJob 21:18סוּפָֽה׃toby a stormNoun - feminine singularJob 27:20סוּפָֽה׃toa tempestNoun - feminine singularJob 37:9סוּפָ֑הtoThe tempestNoun - feminine singularPsalms 83:15וּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥towith Your stormConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularProverbs 1:27כְּסוּפָ֣הtolike a whirlwindPreposition-k | Noun - feminine singularProverbs 10:25ס֭וּפָהtoWhen the whirlwindNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 5:28כַּסּוּפָֽה׃to[are] like a whirlwindPreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 17:13סוּפָֽה׃toa galeNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 21:1כְּסוּפ֤וֹתtoLike whirlwindsPreposition-k | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowNumbers 21:14
Aligned rows16
Books represented9
Numbers1Job3Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah5Jeremiah1Hosea1Amos1Nahum1
Source forms
סוּפָֽה׃3xsū·p̄āhJob 21:18, Job 27:20, Isaiah 17:13
בְּסוּפָ֔ה1xbə·sū·p̄āhNumbers 21:14
בְּסוּפָ֤ה1xbə·sū·p̄āhNahum 1:3
וּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥1xū·ḇə·sū·p̄ā·ṯə·ḵāPsalms 83:15
וְכַסּוּפָ֖ה1xwə·ḵas·sū·p̄āhIsaiah 66:15
וְכַסּוּפָה֙1xwə·ḵas·sū·p̄āhJeremiah 4:13
וְסוּפָ֣תָה1xwə·sū·p̄ā·ṯāhHosea 8:7
כְּסוּפָ֣ה1xkə·sū·p̄āhProverbs 1:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular7xJob 21:18, Job 27:20, Job 37:9, Proverbs 10:25
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xIsaiah 66:15, Jeremiah 4:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1xHosea 8:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 83:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xNahum 1:3
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xNumbers 21:14
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 21:1
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 1:27
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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