שׁוּף H7779

H7779 is the Hebrew word שׁוּף, transliterated shûwph and said shoof. The King James Version most often renders it bruise.

Word: שׁוּףTransliteration: shûwphSaid: shoofLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

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

a primitive root.

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bruise 2×breaketh 1×cover 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: break, bruise, cover.

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

What does Strong's H7779 mean?

H7779 is the Hebrew word שׁוּף (shûwph), meaning properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm.

How is H7779 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bruise (2 times), breaketh (1 time), cover (1 time).

How many times does H7779 appear in the Bible?

שׁוּף (shûwph) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7779 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.