Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to cease
Usage: 1) to cease, come to an end 1a) (Qal) to come to an end 1b) (Hiphil) to make an end Aramaic equivalent: suph (סוּף "be fulfilled" H5487)
Strong's Number
H5486
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
6
Strong's H5486 Quick Answer
Strong's H5486 סוּף (cuwph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cuwph (soof) v. 1. to snatch away, i.e. terminate [a primitive root] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include consume, perish, utterly, away, and have. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cuwph (soof) v. 1. to snatch away, i.e. terminate [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- consume, perish, utterly, away, and have
Meaning and Definition
cuwph (soof) v. 1. to snatch away, i.e. terminate [a primitive root] KJV: consume, have an end, perish, X be utterly.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5486. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5486 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cuwph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H5486 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5486 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5486 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5486.
And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5486, grouped by book.
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5486 FAQ
What does cuph (סוּף) mean?
Cuph (Strong's H5486) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "snatch away". cuwph (soof) v. 1. to snatch away, i.e. terminate [a primitive root]
How many times is cuph (סוּף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H5486 across 6 books.
Where can I study cuph (סוּף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5486 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cuph (סוּף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as consume, perish, utterly, away, and have. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.