Lexical Definition
שׁוּף shûwph (shoof) to bruise H:V
a primitive root
break, bruise, cover.
- properly, to gape, i.e. snap at
- figuratively, to overwhelm
1) to bruise, crush, gape upon, desire?, seize?, strike out?
1a) (Qal) to fall upon, bruise
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שׁוּף] verb bruise (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic שׁוּף, שְׁפַף, rub off, away, grind (Exod 32:20 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 for טָחַן); see especially DrGn; > Di and others think || form of I. שׁאף); —
Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular + 2 masculine singular הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ ראֹשׁ וְּאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב Gen 3:15 אֲשֶׁרבִּֿשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי Job 9:17 אַךְ השֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי Ps 139:11 meaning unsuitable, read perhaps with Ew and others יְשׂוּבֵּנִי cover, screen, me.
שׁוֺפַךְ see שׁוֺבַךְ. שׁוּפָמִי see שְׁפוּפָם below שׁפף.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 3:15 |
| Exodus | 32:20 |
| Job | 9:17 |
| Psalms | 139:11 |