סוּף
çûwph · soof
a reed, especially the papyrus
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of Egyptian origin;
a reed, especially the papyrus
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: flag, Red (sea), weed. Compare H5489 (סוּף).
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word
To support and uphold that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סוּף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
28 occurrences · 28 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the red8 · 29%
- in the red3 · 11%
- from the red3 · 11%
- by the red3 · 11%
- unto the red2 · 7%
- the red2 · 7%
- it in the flags1 · 4%
- the flags1 · 4%
- them into the red1 · 4%
- to the red1 · 4%
- even at the red1 · 4%
- and flags1 · 4%
- the weeds1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.