hebrew #5488 - סוּף suph (reeds)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Probably of Egyptian origin; a reed, especially the papyrus -- flag, Red (sea), weed. Compare Cuwph.

see HEBREW Cuwph

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

1rushes, in Nile Exodus 2:3,5 (E); קָנֶה וָסוּףIsaiah 19:6 (of Egypt).

2 usually in combination יַםסֿוּף probably=sea of rushes or reeds ( > sea of (city) Suph), which Greek included in wider name θάλασσα Ἐρυθρἀ, Red Sea (compare Di^{Exodus 13:18 and} especially WMM^{As.u.Eur.42f.}, who explains as name originally given to upper end of Gulf of Suez, extending into Bitter Lakes, shallow and marshy, whence reeds (probably also reddish colour)); **compare also Che^{EB RED SEA}. — name applied only to arms of Red Sea; most often

a. to Gulf of SuezExodus 10:19; Joshua 2:10 (both J), Exodus 13:18; Exodus 15:4,22; Exodus 23:31 (all E), Deuteronomy 11:4; Joshua 4:23 (D), Numbers 33:10,11 (P), elsewhere late Nehemiah 9:9; Psalm 106:7; Psalm 106:9; Psalm 106:22; Psalm 136:13; Psalm 136:15.

b. sometimes to Gulf of Akaba1 Kings 9:26, and דֶּרֶךְ יַםסֿוּףNumbers 21:4 (E), probably also Numbers 14:25 (E), Deuteronomy 1:40; Deuteronomy 2:1; perhaps Judges 11:16; Jeremiah 49:21; possibly read מִיַּםסֿוּף for ׳מוֺל סDeuteronomy 1:1 (see infor.).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5488. סוּף (suph) — 28 Occurrences

Exodus 2:3
HEB:הַיֶּ֔לֶד וַתָּ֥שֶׂם בַּסּ֖וּף עַל־ שְׂפַ֥ת
NAS: into it and set [it] among the reeds by the bank
KJV: therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river's
INT: the child and set the reeds by the bank

Exodus 2:5
HEB:הַתֵּבָה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַסּ֔וּף וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת־
NAS: among the reeds and sent
KJV: among the flags, she sent
INT: the basket among the reeds and sent her maid

Exodus 10:19
HEB:וַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּ יָ֣מָּה סּ֑וּף לֹ֤א נִשְׁאַר֙
NAS: and drove them into the Red Sea;
KJV: and cast them into the Red sea;
INT: and drove Sea the Red not was left

Exodus 13:18
HEB:הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר יַם־ ס֑וּף וַחֲמֻשִׁ֛ים עָל֥וּ
NAS: of the wilderness to the Red Sea;
KJV: of the wilderness of the Red sea:
INT: of the wilderness Sea of the Red martial went

Exodus 15:4
HEB:טֻבְּע֥וּ בְיַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: are drowned in the Red Sea.
KJV: also are drowned in the Red sea.
INT: are drowned Sea the Red

Exodus 15:22
HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִיַּם־ ס֔וּף וַיֵּצְא֖וּ אֶל־
NAS: Israel from the Red Sea,
KJV: Israel from the Red sea,
INT: Israel Sea the Red went into

Exodus 23:31
HEB:גְּבֻלְךָ֗ מִיַּם־ סוּף֙ וְעַד־ יָ֣ם
NAS: your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea
KJV: thy bounds from the Red sea
INT: your boundary Sea the Red against to the sea

Numbers 14:25
HEB:דֶּ֥רֶךְ יַם־ סֽוּף׃ פ
NAS: by the way of the Red Sea.
KJV: by the way of the Red sea.
INT: the way Sea of the Red

Numbers 21:4
HEB:דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ ס֔וּף לִסְבֹ֖ב אֶת־
NAS: by the way of the Red Sea,
KJV: by the way of the Red sea,
INT: the way Sea of the Red to go the land

Numbers 33:10
HEB:עַל־ יַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
KJV: and encamped by the Red sea.
INT: and Sea the Red

Numbers 33:11
HEB:וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִיַּם־ ס֑וּף וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמִדְבַּר־
NAS: They journeyed from the Red Sea
KJV: And they removed from the Red sea,
INT: journeyed Sea the Red and camped the wilderness

Deuteronomy 1:40
HEB:דֶּ֥רֶךְ יַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: by the way to the Red Sea.'
KJV: by the way of the Red sea.
INT: the way sea of the Red

Deuteronomy 2:1
HEB:דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ ס֔וּף כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר
NAS: by the way to the Red Sea,
KJV: by the way of the Red sea,
INT: the way Sea of the Red after spoke

Deuteronomy 11:4
HEB:מֵ֤י יַם־ סוּף֙ עַל־ פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: He made the water of the Red Sea
KJV: how he made the water of the Red sea
INT: the water Sea of the Red and them

Joshua 2:10
HEB:מֵ֤י יַם־ סוּף֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם בְּצֵאתְכֶ֖ם
NAS: up the water of the Red Sea
KJV: the water of the Red sea
INT: the water Sea of the Red you came

Joshua 4:23
HEB:אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם לְיַם־ ס֛וּף אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹבִ֥ישׁ
NAS: had done to the Red Sea,
KJV: did to the Red sea,
INT: your God Sea to the Red which dried

Joshua 24:6
HEB:וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים יַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: and horsemen to the Red Sea.
KJV: and horsemen unto the Red sea.
INT: and horsemen Sea the Red

Judges 11:16
HEB:עַד־ יַם־ ס֔וּף וַיָּבֹ֖א קָדֵֽשָׁה׃
NAS: through the wilderness to the Red Sea
KJV: through the wilderness unto the Red sea,
INT: against Sea the Red and came to Kadesh

1 Kings 9:26
HEB:שְׂפַ֥ת יַם־ ס֖וּף בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
NAS: on the shore of the Red Sea,
KJV: on the shore of the Red sea,
INT: the shore Sea of the Red the land of Edom

Nehemiah 9:9
HEB:עַל־ יַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
KJV: and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
INT: and Sea the Red

Psalm 106:7
HEB:יָ֣ם בְּיַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: by the sea, at the Red Sea.
KJV: [him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea.
INT: the sea Sea the Red

Psalm 106:9
HEB:וַיִּגְעַ֣ר בְּיַם־ ס֭וּף וַֽיֶּחֱרָ֑ב וַיּוֹלִיכֵ֥ם
NAS: Thus He rebuked the Red Sea
KJV: He rebuked the Red sea
INT: rebuked Sea the Red dried led

Psalm 106:22
HEB:עַל־ יַם־ סֽוּף׃
NAS: [And] awesome things by the Red Sea.
KJV: [and] terrible things by the Red sea.
INT: and Sea the Red

Psalm 136:13
HEB:לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י
NAS: To Him who divided the Red Sea
KJV: To him which divided the Red sea
INT: divided Sea the Red asunder for

Psalm 136:15
HEB:וְחֵיל֣וֹ בְיַם־ ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם
NAS: and his army in the Red Sea,
KJV: and his host in the Red sea:
INT: and his army Sea the Red for is everlasting

Isaiah 19:6
HEB:מָצ֑וֹר קָנֶ֥ה וָס֖וּף קָמֵֽלוּ׃
NAS: up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.
KJV: the reeds and flags shall wither.
INT: of Egypt the reeds and rushes will rot

Jeremiah 49:21
HEB:צְעָקָ֕ה בְּיַם־ ס֖וּף נִשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלָֽהּ׃
NAS: of it has been heard at the Red Sea.
KJV: thereof was heard in the Red sea.
INT: is an outcry Sea the Red has been heard the noise

Jonah 2:5
HEB:תְּה֖וֹם יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי ס֖וּף חָב֥וּשׁ לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃
NAS: engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped
KJV: closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about
INT: deep engulfed Weeds were wrapped my head