The meaning of “סוּס”
Understanding çûwç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or סֻס çuç (soos); from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy) crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ....
סוּס
or סֻס çuç (soos); from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy) crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ. - a horse (as leaping) - also a swallow (from its rapid flight) 1) swallow, swift 2) horse 2a) chariot horses
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:17 | “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” Word: סוּס (çûwç) | |
| 1 Kings 18:5 | “And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.” Word: סוּס (çûwç) | |
| Esther 6:10 | “Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.” Word: סוּס (çûwç) | |
| Isaiah 36:8 | “Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.” Word: סוּס (çûwç) | |
| Amos 4:10 | “I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.” Word: סוּס (çûwç) |
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