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H7779 שׁוּף (shûwph) shoof

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to bruise

Strong's Definition

properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: break, bruise, cover.

TWOT Reference: 2349

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to bruise, crush, gape upon, desire?, seize?, strike out?
1a) (Qal) to fall upon, bruise

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּף (shuph) — to bruise. 1) to bruise, crush, gape upon, desire?, seize?, strike out? 1a) (Qal) to fall upon, bruise

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb

Impact | verb qal | ≈ פֶּצַע

to strike, to crush, to wound = causative action by which animals, humans and, by extension, deities cause serious physical damage to the body of a human being or animal

GEN 3:15 · GEN 3:15 · JOB 9:17

verb

Cover | verb qal

to cover, to hide = causative action by which darkness covers an object ► so that it is no longer visible

PSA 139:11

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[שׁוּף] vb. bruise base

Bible Occurrences (3)

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