Definition
a primitive root; properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm
Traditional renderings: break, bruise, cover.
Traditional renderings: break, bruise, cover.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שׁוּף:
- τηρέωtēreō“to keep: observe”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Genesis 3:15יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ · {will} crush; תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ · {will} strikeAnd I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Job 9:17יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי · He would crush meFor He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
- Psalm 139:11יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי · will hide meIf I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—