צוּף

tsuphto flowHow to read Hebrew
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Definition

a primitive root; to overflow
Traditional renderings: (make to over-) flow, swim.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Deuteronomy 11:4הֵצִ֜יף · engulf
    …what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;
  2. 2 Kings 6:6וַיָּ֖צֶף · float
    “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.
  3. Lamentations 3:54צָֽפוּ־ · flowed
    The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.