Strong's H5492 · Hebrew
סוּפָה
çûwphâh · /soo-faw'/
Definition
a hurricane
KJV: Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.
Root / derivation: from H5486 (סוּף);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered סוּפָה across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job3 verses
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. carrieth: Heb. stealeth
Job 27:20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Job 37:9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. south: Heb. chamber north: Heb. scattering winds
Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah5 verses
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Isaiah 17:13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. a rolling: or, thistledown
Isaiah 21:1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
Isaiah 29:6Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 66:15For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5492 (çûwphâh) mean?
a hurricane
How many times does H5492 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5492 (סוּפָה) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “whirlwind.”
How is çûwphâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5492 is rendered as “whirlwind” (10×), “storm” (3×), “sea” (1×), “tempest” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word סוּפָה come from?
from H5486 (סוּף);