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u. Eur. 42 f. , who expl. as name orig. given to upper end of Gulf of Suez, extending into Bitter Lakes, shallow and marshy, whence reeds (prob. also reddish colour) ) ;—name applied only to arms of Red Sea; most often a. to Gulf of Suez Ex 10:19 Jos 2:10 (both J ), Ex 13:18 ; 15:4 , 22 ; 23:31 (all E ), Dt 11:4 Jos 4:2 3; 24:6 ( D ), Nu 33:10 , 11 ( P ), elsewhere late Ne 9:9 ψ 106:7 , 9 , 22 ; 136:13 , 15 . b.

sometimes to Gulf of Akaba 1 K 9:2 6, and דֶּרֶךְ יַם־סוּף Nu 21:4 ( E ), prob. also 14:25 ( E ), Dt 1:40 ; 2:1 ; perhaps Ju 11:16 Je 49:2 1; poss. read מִיַּם־סוּף for מֹול ס׳ Dt 1:1 ( v. infr .).

II . סוּף S 5486, 5487, 5488, 5489 TWOT 1478, 1479, 2888 GK 6066, 6068, 6069 n.pr.loc. ( si vera
l.
) named in defining loc. of Deut. law-giving Dt 1:1 ( מֹול סוּף , where מֹול by dissimil. for מוּל ); but read perhaps מִיַּם סוּף ( Ö πλησίον τῆς ἐρυθρᾶς , Ö L + θαλάσσης , É contra mare rubrum ), v. I . סוּף . v. Che EB RED S EA .

II . סוּפָה S 5492 TWOT 1478b GK 6070, 6071 n.pr.loc. E. of Jordan;—only in phr.

וָהֵב בְּס׳ in ancient poet. fragment Nu 21:14 ; Tristr Moab 50 cp. Ṣāfieh ( صافيﻩ ( ṣ˒fyh )), SE. oasis of Dead Sea, but ס = ص ( ) is most improb.

סוּר S 3249, 5493, 5494, 5495 TWOT 1480 GK 6073, 6074, 6075 and ( Ho 9:12 ) [ שׂוּר S 5493, 7787 TWOT 1480, 2245 GK 8462, 8492 ] 300 vb. turn aside ( NH Hiph. cause to turn aside , or apostatize; TelAm. sûru , n. rebel Wkl Gloss.) ;— Qal 161 Pf. 3 ms. סָר Ex 3:4 +; 3 fs. סָ˜רָה 1 S 16:14 +; 1 s. סָ˜רְתִּי ψ 119:102 ; 3 pl. סָרוּ Dt 9:12 +; 2 mpl. סַרְתֶּם v 16 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יָסוּר Gn 49:10 +, וַיָּ˜סַר Ju 4:18 +; 3 fs. תָּסוּר 1 S 6:3 +; 1 s. cohort. אָסֻ˜רָה Ex 3: 3; 3 mpl. יָסֻ˜רוּ Ex 25:15 +, etc.; Imv. ms. סוּר 2 S 2:22 +, etc.; Inf. abs. סֹור Dn 9: 5, סֹר v 1 1; cstr. סוּר Is 7:17 +; sf. שׂוּרִי Ho 9:12 ( Ges § 6 k No w); Pt. סָר Jb 1:1 +; f. cstr. סָרַת Pr 11:2 2; mpl. cstr. סָרֵי Je 6:28 (or from סרר , or שָׂר ); pass. f. סוּרָה Is 49:2 1, c. intrans. meaning ( Ges § 50 f ii . 1, 137 ), pl. sf. סוּרַי Je 17:13 Q r; and cstr. סוּרֵי 2:2 1;— 1. turn aside , out of one’s course 1 S 6:12 Dt 2:2 7, from following , מֵאַחֲרֵי pers. 2 S 2:21 , 22 , abs. v 2 3, from attacking , מֵעַל 2 Ch 20:1 0; turn in unto (for shelter, refuge, etc.), c. אֶל־ , Gn 19:2 , 3 ( J ) Ju 4:18 (×3); 19:11 , 12 2 K 4:1 1, c. לְ Ju 20: 8, c. שָׁם 18: 3; 19:15 , שָׁ˜מָה 18:15 2 K 4:8 ( + inf .), v 1 0; c. הֵ˜נָּה Pr 9: 4, 16 (in

EB Encyclopaeddia Biblica, edd. Black and Cheyne. Tristr H. B. Tritram.

×3 three times.


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