Çûwph — H5488

H5488 · Hebrew — סוף

Pronunciation: soof

Definition

masculine noun

a reed, especially the papyrus

  1. reed, rush, water plant
    1. rushes
    2. sea of rushes
      1. of Red Sea
      2. of arms of Red Sea
      3. of Gulf of Suez
      4. of sea from straits to Gulf of Akaba

Usually translated as

Red, flag, weed

Origin

probably of Egyptian origin

Occurrences

Çûwph occurs 28 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (7), Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (3), Judges (1), 1 Kings (1), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (5), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Jonah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C