What does סוּפָה (suphah) mean in the Bible?
סוּפָה (suphah): Divine judgment manifested as overwhelming atmospheric violence; God's destructive power in tempest form
Hebrew · H5492
סוּפָה
A hurricane
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סוּפָה H5492
Pronunciation suphah
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
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 whirlwind 1× Isaiah 5:28
a gale 1× Isaiah 17:13
a tempest 1× Job 27:20
are like a whirlwind 1× Isaiah 66:15
by a storm 1× Job 21:18
in Suphah 1× Numbers 21:14
is in the whirlwind 1× Nahum 1:3
like a whirlwind 1× Proverbs 1:27
like the whirlwind 1× Jeremiah 4:13
Like whirlwinds 1× Isaiah 21:1
of tempest 1× Amos 1:14
The tempest 1× Job 37:9
the whirlwind 1× Hosea 8:7
When the whirlwind 1× Proverbs 10:25
with windstorm 1× Isaiah 29:6
with Your storm 1× Psalms 83:15
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:14 בְּסוּפָ֔ה to in Suphah Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Job 21:18 סוּפָֽה׃ to by a storm Noun - feminine singular Job 27:20 סוּפָֽה׃ to a tempest Noun - feminine singular Job 37:9 סוּפָ֑ה to The tempest Noun - feminine singular Psalms 83:15 וּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥ to with Your storm Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Proverbs 1:27 כְּסוּפָ֣ה to like a whirlwind Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 10:25 ס֭וּפָה to When the whirlwind Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 5:28 כַּסּוּפָֽה׃ to [are] like a whirlwind Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 17:13 סוּפָֽה׃ to a gale Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 21:1 כְּסוּפ֤וֹת to Like whirlwinds Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:14
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 9
Numbers 1 Job 3 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
סוּפָֽה׃ 3x sū·p̄āh Job 21:18, Job 27:20, Isaiah 17:13
בְּסוּפָ֔ה 1x bə·sū·p̄āh Numbers 21:14
בְּסוּפָ֤ה 1x bə·sū·p̄āh Nahum 1:3
וּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥ 1x ū·ḇə·sū·p̄ā·ṯə·ḵā Psalms 83:15
וְכַסּוּפָ֖ה 1x wə·ḵas·sū·p̄āh Isaiah 66:15
וְכַסּוּפָה֙ 1x wə·ḵas·sū·p̄āh Jeremiah 4:13
וְסוּפָ֣תָה 1x wə·sū·p̄ā·ṯāh Hosea 8:7
כְּסוּפָ֣ה 1x kə·sū·p̄āh Proverbs 1:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 7x Job 21:18, Job 27:20, Job 37:9, Proverbs 10:25
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 66:15, Jeremiah 4:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Hosea 8:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 83:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Nahum 1:3
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Numbers 21:14
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 21:1
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 1:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divine judgment manifested as overwhelming atmospheric violence; God's destructive power in tempest form
Source Gloss
a hurricane
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divine judgment manifested as overwhelming atmospheric violence; God's destructive power in tempest form
a hurricane Usage: Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
storm, whirlwind
storm, whirlwind, or destructive wind
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
סוּפָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The metaphor illustrates sudden calamity or divine judgment that reveals moral foundations. Hosea 8:1-7
Intensified judgment outcome. Proverbs 10:25
Canonical Themes
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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