Shûwph — H7779

H7779 · Hebrew — שוף

Pronunciation: shoof

Definition

verb

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

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

Usually translated as

bruise, cover, break

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shûwph occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Job (1), Psalms (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S