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Suphah

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(suf' uh) Apparently a place name perhaps meaning, “toward the reeds.” The Hebrew text of Numbers 21:14 has no verb and has been translated and emended in many ways to achieve one. Compare translations. KJV created, “Yam-Suph,” or “Red Sea.” Others find a compound place name, “Waheb in Suphah,” indicating two locations in Moab.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Suphah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/suphah.html. 1991.
 
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