What does צוּף mean in the Bible?
צוּף is a Hebrew word meaning "comb of honey (from dripping)".
Hebrew · H6688
צוּף
Comb of honey (from dripping)
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צוּף H6688
What does צוּף mean in the Bible?
צוּף is a Hebrew word meaning "comb of honey (from dripping)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6688?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are a honeycomb (1), than honey (1).
Where does צוּף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 19:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1), Psalms (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 a honeycomb 1× Proverbs 16:24
than honey 1× Psalms 19:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 19:10
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
צוּף־ 1x ṣūp̄- Proverbs 16:24
צוּפִֽים׃ 1x ṣū·p̄îm Psalms 19:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 19:10
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 16:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. comb of honey (from dripping)
Source Gloss
comb of honey (from dripping)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
comb of honey (from dripping) BDB: comb Usage: honeycomb.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צוּף is built from this root:
צוּף H6687
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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