Strong's H5488 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: סוּף (çûwph)

Pronunciation: soof

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: probably of Egyptian origin;

Definition: a reed, especially the papyrus

KJV Renderings: flag, Red (sea), weed. Compare סוּף (Çûwph) [H5489].

Senses

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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.