suph describes persons, houses, or a memorial reaching an end, and in first-person Hiphil clauses an announced sweeping-away.

The attested Qal forms describe an end reached by houses, people, or a continuing memorial; the Hiphil first-person forms occur in announcements of bringing things to an end or sweeping them away.

1. Reach an end or no longer continue · dominant

   The Qal forms mark what comes to an end: great houses in Amos 3:15, those acting in the gardens in Isaiah 66:17, and people overwhelmed by terrors in Psalm 73:19. In Esther 9:28, the singular Qal form stands in the statement that Purim's memorial will not cease from the descendants.

   Amos 3:15Esther 9:28Isaiah 66:17Psalm 73:19
2. Bring an announced removal to completion · common

   The first-person Hiphil forms occur in divine announcements. In Jeremiah 8:13 the APB renders the clause "I will surely gather them and bring them to an end," while Zephaniah 1:2 renders "I will utterly sweep away all from the face of the land."

   Jeremiah 8:13Zephaniah 1:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies among "come to an end," "cease," "finished," "bring them to an end," and "sweep away." These phrases show the verses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for the term.