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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6687. צוּף (tsuph) -- Honeycomb</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6687.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/deuteronomy/11-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6687.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6687</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6686.htm" title="6686">◄</a> 6687. tsuph <a href="../hebrew/6688.htm" title="6688">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tsuph: Honeycomb</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">צוּף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tsuwph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tsoof<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tsoof)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Honeycomb<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to overflow<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root verb צוּף (tsuph), meaning "to flow" or "to overflow."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G3192 (μελίσσιος, melissios) - related to bees or honey<p> - G3193 (μέλι, meli) - honey<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "tsuph" refers to a honeycomb, a structure made by bees to store honey and pollen. In the biblical context, it symbolizes abundance, sweetness, and the provision of God. The imagery of honeycomb is often used to convey the richness and delight of God's word and His blessings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, honey was a valuable commodity, often associated with prosperity and divine favor. The land of Canaan, promised to the Israelites, was described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8), indicating its fertility and abundance. Honeycomb, as a natural source of sweetness, was a symbol of the good things God provided for His people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to flow, overflow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>engulf (1), float (1), flowed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">צוּף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>flow, overflow</b></font>, [<font size="+1"><b>float</b></font>] (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; so Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">טוּף</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084706.gif">; — Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084707.gif"> <em>skin-raft</em> is loan-word Frä<sup>220</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3plural <font class="hebrew2">צָפוּמַֿיִם עַלרֿאֹשִׁי</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54</a> (figurative). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il 1.</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <em>cause to flow over</em>, <font class="hebrew2">הֵצִיף אֶתמֵֿי יַםסֿוּף עַלמְּֿנֵיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Deuteronomy 11:4</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>cause to float: Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶל</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/6-6.htm">2 Kings 6:6</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>make to overflow, swim <p>A primitive root; to overflow -- (make to over-)flow, swim. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הֵצִ֜יף הציף וַיָּ֖צֶף ויצף צָֽפוּ־ צפו־ hê·ṣîp̄ hêṣîp̄ heTzif ṣā·p̄ū- ṣāp̄ū- tzafu vaiYatzef way·yā·ṣep̄ wayyāṣep̄<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/11-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 11:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּלְרִכְבּ֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר <b> הֵצִ֜יף </b> אֶת־ מֵ֤י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Sea <span class="itali">to engulf</span> them while they were pursuing<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sea <span class="itali">to overflow</span> them<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/11-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chariots when <span class="itali">to engulf</span> the water Sea<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־ שָׁ֔מָּה <b> וַיָּ֖צֶף </b> הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and made the iron <span class="itali">float.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it] in thither; and the iron <span class="itali">did swim.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and threw there <span class="itali">float</span> the iron<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/3-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 3:54</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> צָֽפוּ־ </b> מַ֥יִם עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Waters <span class="itali">flowed</span> over my head;<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Waters <span class="itali">flowed over</span> mine head;<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">flowed</span> Waters over<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6687.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6687.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6687<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hetzif_6687.htm">hê·ṣîp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzafu_6687.htm">ṣā·p̄ū- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyatzef_6687.htm">way·yā·ṣep̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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