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Lexicon :: Strong's H5483 - sûs

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סוּס
Transliteration
sûs
Pronunciation
soos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy)
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TWOT Reference: 1476,1477

Strong’s Definitions

סוּס çûwç, soos; or סֻס çuç; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight):—crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 140x

The KJV translates Strong's H5483 in the following manner: horse (133x), crane (2x), horseback (2x), horseback (with H7392) (2x), horsehoofs (with H6119) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 140x
The KJV translates Strong's H5483 in the following manner: horse (133x), crane (2x), horseback (2x), horseback (with H7392) (2x), horsehoofs (with H6119) (1x).

  1. swallow, swift

  2. horse

    1. chariot horses

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סוּס çûwç, soos; or סֻס çuç; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight):—crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571.
STRONGS H5483: Abbreviations
† I. סוּס noun [masculine] swallow or swift (cypselus, TristrFFP 82 ff.) (Targum סוּסָיָא Isaiah 38:14); — as twittering Isaiah 38:14 (in simile); Greek Version of the LXX χελιδών, Vulgate pullus hirundinis; so Jeremiah 8:7 Kt (Qr סִיס wrongly; perhaps to distinguish from following, so Gie), Greek Version of the LXX id., Vulgate hirundo.

II. סוּס 138 noun masculineExodus 15:1 horse (Late Hebrew סוּס, סוּסָה Aramaic סוּסְיָא bdb069207 Mandean סוסיא, Sinaitic id., Lzb328; Assyrian sisû (sisû ?) DlHWB 506; Tel Amarna su-u[su] WklTA.191, 24; probably foreign word compare NöM 147 ErmanÄgypten 649; English tr. 490); — ס׳ absolute 1 Kings 20:20 +; construct Exodus 15:19 +; plural סוּסִים Genesis 47:17 +, סֻסִים 2 Samuel 15:1; construct סוּסֵי 2 Kings 2:11; suffix סוּסַי 1 Kings 22:4; 2 Kings 3:7. סוּסֶיךָ Micah 5:9 + 4 times, סוּסָיו Isaiah 5:28 +, סוּסֵיכֶס Amos 4:10, סוּסֵיהֶם Joshua 11:6+; — horse:
1. non-Israel; chariot-horses of Canaanites Judges 5:22 (compare Judges 5:28; Judges 4:3, 13; עִקְבֵי ס׳; ס׳ collective, as often), Joshua 11:4, 6, 9 (JE); horses as property of Egyptians Genesis 47:17; Exodus 9:3 (both J), compare Zechariah 14:15; merchandise of Tyre Ezekiel 27:14; chariot-horses of Egypt [compare Hom11.ix.384], Exodus 14:9, 23 (Psalms), Exodus 15:1, 21 (poem), Exodus 15:19 (Psalms; on all see Di), Deuteronomy 11:4; Isaiah 31:1, 3; Jeremiah 46:4, 9; Ezekiel 17:15; of Aram 1 Kings 20:1 + 11 times Kings (1 Kings 20:20 ridden, for flight), Assyrians Isaiah 5:28 + 3 times, Chaldeans Jeremiah 4:13 + 6 times; other nations Nahum 3:2; Jeremiah 50:42 + 5 times; as ridden 1 Kings 20:20 (see above), Jeremiah 8:23; Ezekiel 38:4, 15 + 13 times (late).
2. in Israel; chariot-horses of Absalom 2 Samuel 15:1, especially of Solomon, and later, 1 Kings 5:6; 1 Kings 5:8; 1 Kings 10:25, 28, 29, and || Chronicles; 1 Kings 18:5 and.(as war-equipment) 1 Kings 22:4; 2 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 9:33; 2 Kings 10:2; Proverbs 21:31; סוּסֵי אֵשׁ 2 Kings 2:11 (Elijah), compare 2 Kings 6:17; consecration to sun 2 Kings 23:11 (compare RSSemitic 275; 2nd ed. 293); sign of luxury and apostasy Amos 4:10; Hosea 1:7; Hosea 14:4; Isaiah 2:7; Micah 5:9; Zechariah 9:10, compare Deuteronomy 17:6, 16, but see Zechariah 14:20; in vision Zechariah 6:2 (twice in verse); Zechariah 6:3 (twice in verse); Zechariah 6:6; ridden 2 Kings 9:18, 19; 2 Kings 18:23 = Isaiah 36:8; Amos 2:15 + 4 times Isaiah Jeremiah; in vision Zechariah 1:8 (twice in verse); שַׁעַר הַס׳ Jeremiah 31:40; Nehemiah 3:28, compare 2 Kings 11:16 2 Chronicles 23:15; belongings of returned exiles Ezra 2:56 = Nehemiah 7:68 van d. H. (omitted by Masora Baer Ginsb which see); description of horse Job 39:19; in various simile and figurative Amos 6:12; Jeremiah 5:8; Jeremiah 8:6; Jeremiah 12:5; Ezekiel 23:20; Isaiah 63:13; Joel 2:4; Proverbs 27:3; Psalm 32:9; Psalm 147:10.
3. chariot-horses of י׳ Habakkuk 3:15 (figurative of clouds), compare Zechariah 10:3. — compare also חֲצַר סוּסִים, and פָּרָשׁ, רֶכֶשׁ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

47:17; 47:17

Exodus

9:3; 14:9; 14:23; 15:1; 15:1; 15:19; 15:19; 15:21

Deuteronomy

11:4; 17:6; 17:16

Joshua

11:4; 11:6; 11:6; 11:9

Judges

4:3; 4:13; 5:22; 5:28

2 Samuel

15:1; 15:1

1 Kings

5:6; 5:8; 10:25; 10:28; 10:29; 18:5; 20:1; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 22:4; 22:4

2 Kings

2:11; 2:11; 3:7; 3:7; 6:17; 9:18; 9:19; 9:33; 10:2; 11:16; 18:23; 23:11

2 Chronicles

23:15

Ezra

2:56

Nehemiah

3:28; 7:68

Job

39:19

Psalms

32:9; 147:10

Proverbs

21:31; 27:3

Isaiah

2:7; 5:28; 5:28; 31:1; 31:3; 36:8; 38:14; 38:14; 63:13

Jeremiah

4:13; 5:8; 8:6; 8:7; 12:5; 31:40; 46:4; 46:9; 50:42

Ezekiel

17:15; 23:20; 27:14; 38:4; 38:15

Hosea

1:7; 14:4

Joel

2:4

Amos

2:15; 4:10; 4:10; 6:12

Micah

5:9; 5:9

Nahum

3:2

Habakkuk

3:15

Zechariah

1:8; 6:2; 6:3; 6:6; 9:10; 10:3; 14:15; 14:20

H5483

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Strong's Number H5483 matches the Hebrew סוּס (sûs),
which occurs 141 times in 130 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 47:17–2Ch 9:25)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:17 - And they brought their cattle unto Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 -
Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
An adder in the path,
That biteth the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falleth backward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:9 - And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:23 - And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:1 - Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying,
I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously:
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:19 - For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:21 - And Miriam answered them,
Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously;
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:4 - and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how Jehovah hath destroyed them unto this day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:16 - Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1 - When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:6 - And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:9 - And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:22 -
Then did the horsehoofs stamp
By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:26 - And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:28 - Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:29 - And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:1 - And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:20 - And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:21 - And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:25 - and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:4 - And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:7 - And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:9 - So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:15 - And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:6 - For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:7 - Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:10 - So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:13 - And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:14 - They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:18 - So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not back.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:19 - Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:33 - And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trod her under foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:2 - And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:16 - So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house: and there was she slain.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:20 - And they brought him upon horses; and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23 - Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:11 - And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:16 - And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:17 - And they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24 - And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25 - And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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