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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - So they brought their cattle to Joseph; and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the asses: and he supplied them with food in exchange for all their cattle that year.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - behold, the hand of the LORD will fall with a very severe plague upon your cattle which are in the field, the horses, the asses, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:9 - The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-ha-hi'roth, in front of Ba'al-ze'phon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:23 - 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 Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying, "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:21 - And Miriam sang to them: "Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:16 - Only he must not multiply horses for himself, or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to multiply horses, since the LORD has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1 - "When you go forth to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:6 - And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:9 - And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:22 - "Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - After this Ab'salom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:26 - Solomon also 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 they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his charge.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Ku'e, and the king's traders received them from Ku'e at a price.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:29 - A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - And Ahab said to Obadi'ah, "Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:1 - Ben-ha'dad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Sama'ria, and fought against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:20 - And each killed his man; the Syrians fled and Israel pursued them, but Ben-ha'dad 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 captured the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:25 - and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they." And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:4 - And he said to Jehosh'aphat, "Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?" And Jehosh'aphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Eli'jah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:7 - And he went and sent word to Jehosh'aphat king of Judah, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me; will you go with me to battle against Moab?" And he said, "I will go; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:9 - So Na'aman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the door of Eli'sha's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army; and they came by night, and surrounded the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:15 - When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was round about the city. And the servant said, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - Then Eli'sha prayed, and said, "O LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Eli'sha.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:6 - For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots, and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come upon us."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:7 - So they fled away in the twilight and forsook their tents, their horses, and their asses, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:10 - So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:13 - And one of his servants said, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel that have already perished; let us send and see."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:14 - So they took two mounted men, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:18 - So a man on horseback went to meet him, and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Turn round and ride behind me." And the watchman reported, saying, "The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:19 - Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them, and said, "Thus the king has said, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu answered, "What have you to do with peace? Turn round and ride behind me."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:33 - He said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down; and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:2 - "Now then, as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:16 - So they laid hands on her; and she went through the horses' entrance to the king's house, and there she was slain.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23 - Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:11 - And he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the LORD, 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 Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Ku'e, and the king's traders received them from Ku'e for a price.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:17 - They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24 - Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much 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, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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