בַּ/סּ֖וּף — Exodus 2:3 Hebrew Word Study

בַּ/סּ֖וּף

𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤐

basuf

among the reeds

probably of Egyptian origin; a reed, especially the papyrus; flag, Red (sea), weed. Compare סוּף.

Exodus 2:3 · Word #17

Lexicon `H5488`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

in the reed

Root	סוף (s-w-p̄ (sûp̄))
Core Meanings	reed, papyrus, reed-growth, marsh vegetation
Semantic Range	reed, papyrus plant, marsh vegetation, reeds collectively; in geographic usage, the Reed Sea (traditionally "Red Sea").
Conceptual Significance	סוּף evokes the marshy Nile environment and the setting of Israel’s early deliverance narratives (e.g., the Sea of Reeds), linking themes of bondage, rescue, and divine intervention in liminal waters.
Morphological Notes	Preposition בַּ (beth with definite article assimilation) + noun common masculine singular absolute סוּף.
Rendering Rationale	The noun סוּף is masculine singular absolute, here with the prefixed preposition בַּ ("in the") including the definite article by assimilation. Rendering it as "in the reed" preserves the singular masculine form while reflecting the definite, locative sense of the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H622-03`	asef	I will bring to an end
`H5486-01`	asifem	I will bring them to their end
`H5490-01`	besof	in the end-of
`H5492-01`	besufah	in a sweeping-storm
`H5488-02`	hasuf	the reed
`H5492-02`	kasufah	like the sweeping-storm
`H5492-03`	kesufah	like a sweeping storm
`H5492-04`	kesufot	like sweeping storms
`H5491-01`	lesof	to the end-of
`H5487-01`	safat	she came to her end
`H5486-02`	safu	they have come to an end
`H5490-02`	sof	end-point
`H5491-02`	sofa	the termination
`H5488-04`	suf	reed
`H5488-03`	suf	reed
`H5492-05`	sufah	a sweeping-storm
`H5492-06`	uvesufatekha	and in your sweeping-storm
`H5488-05`	vasuf	and a reed
`H5492-07`	vekhasufah	and like a sweeping storm
`H5486-03`	vesafu	and they came to an end
`H5490-03`	vesofo	and his end
`H5492-08`	vesufatah	and her sweeping-storm
`H5487-02`	vetaseyf	and she will cause to come to an end
`H5486-04`	yasuf	he will come to an end
`H5486-05`	yasufu	they will come to an end

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Exodus 2:3	בַּ/סּ֖וּף	basuf	among the reeds
Exodus 2:5	הַ/סּ֔וּף	hasuf	the reeds
Exodus 10:19	סּ֑וּף	suf	of Reeds
Exodus 13:18	ס֑וּף	suf	of [Re]ed
Exodus 15:4	סֽוּף	suf	of Reeds
Exodus 15:22	ס֔וּף	suf	of Reeds
Exodus 23:31	סוּף֙	suf	of Reeds
Numbers 14:25	סֽוּף	suf	of-Reeds
Numbers 21:4	ס֔וּף	suf	of Reeds
Numbers 33:10	סֽוּף	suf	of Reed
Numbers 33:11	ס֑וּף	suf	of Reeds
Deuteronomy 1:40	סֽוּף	suf	of Reeds
Deuteronomy 2:1	ס֔וּף	suf	of Suf
Deuteronomy 11:4	סוּף֙	suf	of Reeds
Joshua 2:10	סוּף֙	suf	of Reeds
Joshua 4:23	ס֛וּף	suf	of Reeds
Joshua 24:6	סֽוּף	suf	of-Reed
Judges 11:16	ס֔וּף	suf	of Reeds
1 Kings 9:26	ס֖וּף	suf	of-Reed
Isaiah 19:6	וָ/ס֖וּף	vasuf	and rush
Jeremiah 49:21	ס֖וּף	suf	of Reeds
Jonah 2:6	ס֖וּף	suf	weeds
Psalms 106:7	סֽוּף	suf	of Reeds
Psalms 106:9	ס֭וּף	suf	Sea-of-Reeds
Psalms 106:22	סֽוּף	suf	of Reeds
Psalms 136:13	ס֭וּף	suf	of-Reeds
Psalms 136:15	ס֑וּף	suf	of Reeds
Nehemiah 9:9	סֽוּף	suf	of-Reed