Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shûwph

shoof

שׁוּף

What it means

properly, to gape, i.e. snap at

properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • bruise2
  • breaketh1
  • cover1

Every place it appears 4

Genesis3:15
Job9:17
Psalms139:11
shûwph — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to gape, i.e. snap at”