# שׁוּף (shuf)

Israeli respelling: shuf. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7779. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: break, bruise, cover.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shuf-h7779

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 3:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/3/15) — And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his he…
- [Job 9:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/9/17) — For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
- [Psalms 139:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/139/11) — If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.