Biblical Lexicon

H5486 H5486

V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs | 3mp | 6× in 2 senses

To come to an end, cease, perish, be swept away; causatively, to bring to an end, consume, or sweep away in divine judgment

A verb of termination and destruction. The Qal describes things or people ceasing to exist — the wicked are 'swept away by terrors' (Ps 73:19), houses of ivory 'come to an end' (Amos 3:15), and the memory of Purim 'shall not cease' from among the Jews (Esth 9:28). The Hiphil turns this into active divine judgment: God declares 'I will utterly consume' (Zeph 1:2) and 'I will gather them for destruction' (Jer 8:13). Spanish distinguishes 'fueron arrebatados' (were swept away) from 'los consumiré' (I will consume them), neatly tracking the Qal-Hiphil split.

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Senses

1. come to an end, perish, be swept away (Qal) — Qal forms meaning 'to come to an end, cease, perish, be swept away.' Ps 73:19 shows the wicked swept away by terrors, Amos 3:15 declares houses of ivory will come to an end, Isa 66:17 warns of those who will perish together, and Esth 9:28 affirms that the memory of Purim shall not cease. Spanish 'fueron arrebatados' (were swept away) and 'cesará' (shall cease) capture the range from violent destruction to quiet termination. 4×

PHYSICAL_ACTION › Perform, Do › Fulfill and Complete

AR["بادوا", "وَ-تَنْتَهي", "يَفْنَوْنَ", "يَنْقَطِعُ"]·ben["এবং-শেষ-হবে", "তারা-শেষ-হবে", "শেষ-হবে", "শেষ-হয়েছে"]·DE["[וספו]", "[יסוף]", "[יספו]", "sie-sind-swept-weg"]·EN["and-shall-come-to-an-end", "shall-cease", "shall-come-to-an-end", "they-are-swept-away"]·FR["[יסוף]", "[יספו]", "et-achever", "fin"]·heb["ו-ספוּ", "יסוף", "יסופו", "ספו"]·HI["और-समाप्त-हो-जाएँगे", "नष्ट-होंगे", "मिटे", "वे-नष्ट-हो-गए"]·ID["akan-berakhir", "dan-akan-lenyaplah", "habis"]·IT["[יסוף]", "[יספו]", "e-distruggere", "fini'"]·jav["badhe-sirna", "ical", "lan-telas", "tiyang-tiyang-sampun-sirna"]·KO["그리고-없어질-것이다", "끝나지", "끝날-것이다", "마쳐나이다"]·PT["cessará", "e-serão-destruídas", "foram-consumidos", "serão-consumidos"]·RU["и-исчезнут", "погибли", "погибнут", "прекратится"]·ES["cesará", "fueron-arrebatados", "perecerán", "y-desaparecerán"]·SW["na-zitaisha", "uzao-wao", "wameondolewa", "wataangamia"]·TR["bitecek", "sona-erecekler", "sürüldüler", "ve-bitecek"]·urd["اور-ختم-ہو-جائیں-گے", "فنا-ہو-گئے", "فنا-ہوں-گے", "مٹےگی"]

Esth 9:28, Ps 73:19, Isa 66:17, Amos 3:15

2. bring to an end, consume, sweep away (Hifil) — Hiphil causative forms meaning 'to bring to an end, consume, sweep away' as an act of divine judgment. In Zeph 1:2 God announces 'I will utterly consume everything from the face of the earth,' and in Jer 8:13 'I will gather/consume them.' Spanish 'los consumiré' (I will consume them) and 'quitaré' (I will remove) both convey the active, judgment-bearing force of the causative stem, distinguishing it from the passive perishing of the Qal. 2×

MOVEMENT › Linear Movement › Gathering Together

AR["أَجْمَعُ", "أَجْمَعُهُمْ"]·ben["আমি-তাদের-গ্রাস-করব", "করব"]·DE["[אסיפם]", "sammelte"]·EN["I-will-gather-them", "everything"]·FR["[אסיפם]", "achever"]·heb["אאסוף", "אסיפם"]·HI["मैं-इकट्ठा-करूँगा", "मैं-इकट्ठा-करूँगा-उन्हें"]·ID["Aku-akan-mengumpulkan-mereka", "mengumpulkan"]·IT["[אסיפם]", "distruggere"]·jav["Kawula-badhé-nyirnaaken", "Kula-badhé-nglempakaken-piyambakipun"]·KO["거두리라", "그들을-거두리라"]·PT["colhê-los-ei", "recolherei"]·RU["смету", "соберу-их"]·ES["los-consumiré", "quitaré"]·SW["nitakusanya", "nitawakusanya"]·TR["toplayacağım"]·urd["جمع-کروں-گا", "سمیٹوں-گا-اُنہیں-مَیں"]

Jer 8:13, Zeph 1:2

BDB / Lexicon Reference

† [סוּף] vb. come to an end, cease (𝔗 סוּף, Syriac (ܣܘܦ) ܣܳܦ, cease, stop (often), 𝔗 סוֹפָא, Syriac ܣܽܘܦܳܐ, NH סוֹף end);— Qal Pf. 3 pl. סָ֫פוּ ψ 73:19, וְסָפ֫וּ consec. Am 3:15; Impf. 3 ms. יָסוּף Est 9:28; 3 mpl. יָסֻ֫פוּ Is 66:17;—come to an end Am 3:15 Is 66:17 ψ 73:19 (+ תַּמּוּ), וְזִכְרָם לֹא־יָסוּף מִזַּרְעָם Est 9:28. Hiph. make an end of, only (if text correct) Impf. 1 s. (+ Inf. abs.…