שׁוּף
shûwph · shoof
properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm
- properly, to gape, i.e. snap at
- figuratively, to overwhelm
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: break, bruise, cover.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- 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 consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word
To consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שׁוּף 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- it shall bruise1 · 25%
- and thou shalt bruise1 · 25%
- for he breaketh1 · 25%
- shall cover1 · 25%
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.