tsuph describes water moving over people or an object floating on water.

The attested uses chiefly depict waters moving over persons, whether the sea over pursuing Egyptians or water over the speaker’s head; a separate occurrence depicts iron floating after wood is thrown into the water.

1. Waters moving over persons · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 11:4, the Hiphil perfect occurs in the clause about waters of the Red Sea going over the faces of Egypt’s pursuing force; the APB renders the clause, "he caused the waters of the Red Sea to flow over their faces." In Lamentations 3:54, the Qal perfect plural stands in the speaker’s statement about water over his head; the APB renders, "Water flowed over my head."

   Deuteronomy 11:4Lamentations 3:54
2. Floating on water · occasional

   In 2 Kings 6:6, the Hiphil sequential imperfect occurs after wood is cut and thrown at the place where the iron fell; the APB renders the outcome, "the iron floated."

   2 Kings 6:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the water scenes as "flow over" and "flowed over," while 2 Kings 6:6 presents the iron as having "floated." These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish a separate English equivalent in each case.