ס֛וּף — Joshua 4:23 Hebrew Word Study

ס֛וּף

𐤎𐤅𐤐

suf

of Reeds

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

Joshua 4:23 · Word #16

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

reed

Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no article or suffix. Strong’s H5488 distinguishes it from סוֹף meaning “end.”
Rendering Rationale	The form is a masculine singular absolute noun (HNcmsa), so it is rendered in English as the singular “reed.” This preserves the concrete sense of סוּף as a specific marsh plant (papyrus or reed) rather than the unrelated root meaning “end.”

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5486-01`	asef	I will bring to an end
`H5486-02`	asifem	I will bring them to their end
`H5488-01`	basuf	in the reed
`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
`H5486-03`	safu	they have come to an end
`H5490-02`	sof	end-point
`H5491-02`	sofa	the termination
`H5489-01`	suf	reed
`H5492-05`	sufah	a sweeping-storm
`H5492-06`	uvesufatekha	and in your sweeping-storm
`H5488-04`	vasuf	and a reed
`H5492-07`	vekhasufah	and like a sweeping storm
`H5486-04`	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
`H5486-05`	yasuf	he will come to an end
`H5486-06`	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