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Lexicon :: Strong's H5472 - sûḡ

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סוּג
Transliteration
sûḡ
Pronunciation
soog
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1469

Strong’s Definitions

סוּג çûwg, soog; a primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize):—backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H5472 in the following manner: turned (6x), turn away (2x), go back (2x), turn back (2x), backslider (1x), driven (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H5472 in the following manner: turned (6x), turn away (2x), go back (2x), turn back (2x), backslider (1x), driven (1x).

  1. to move, go, turn back, move away, backslide

    1. (Qal) to backslide, prove recreant to

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to turn oneself away, turn back

      2. to be turned or driven back, be repulsed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סוּג çûwg, soog; a primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize):—backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
STRONGS H5472: Abbreviations
I. [סוּג, seldom שׂוּג] verb move away, backslide (שׂ׳ erroneous; Arabic bdb069008 go and come Lane1459, bdb069010 abitus et adventus Frey (Kam)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular סָג Psalm 53:4 [Psalm 53:3]; Imperfect 1st person plural נָסוֺג Psalm 80:19 [Psalm 80:18]; Participle active construct סוּג Proverbs 14:14 (BaNB § 124c Ges§§ 50 f, 72 p); — backslide, prove recreant to י׳, with מִן Psalm 80:19 [Psalm 80:18]; so absolute Psalm 53:4 [Psalm 53:3]; סוּג לֵב Proverbs 14:14 a backslider in heart.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נָסוֺג Psalm 44:19 [Psalm 44:18], נָשׂוֺג [H7734 2 Samuel 1:22] (שׂ for ס); 1st person singular נְסוּגֹּ֫תִי Isaiah 50:5; 3rd person plural נָסֹ֫גוּ Isaiah 42:17; Jeremiah 38:22; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִסַּג [H5253 Micah 2:6] (Ges§ 72dd, but see below); 3rd person masculine plural יִמֹּ֫גוּ Psalm 35:4 + 3 times, וַיִּסֹּ֫גוּ Psalm 78:57; Infinitive absolute נָסוֺג H5253 Isaiah 59:13; Participle plural נְסוֺגִים Zephaniah 1:6; Jeremiah 46:5; —
1. reflexive turn oneself away, turn back:
a. literally of Jonathan's bow H7734 2 Samuel 1:22, with מִן (see HPS).
b. figurative = prove faithless (as Qal):
(1) of human friends, אָחוֺר נס׳ Jeremiah 38:22 (absolute); usually
(2) מֵאַחֲרֵי י׳ נס׳ Zephaniah 1:6 compare H5253 Isaiah 59:13; so absolute Psalm 78:57 (+ בָּגַד), with אָחוֺר Isaiah 50:5 (|| מָרִיתִי), Psalm 44:19 [Psalm 44:18] (|| נָטָה מִן). — לֹא יִסַּג כְּלִמּוֺת H5253 Micah 2:6 could mean reproaches do not depart, i.e. cease (Hi-St Che GASm Now RV); Now proposes also (emending following see) shall not disgrace depart from Jacob's house? BuhlLex 13 conjecture, plausibly, יַשִּׂיג (√ נשׂג) disgrace shall not overtake us.
2. be turned or driven back, be repulsed, of נ׳'s foes: + אָחוֺד Jeremiah 46:5; Isaiah 42:17; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 40:15 [Psalm 40:14] = Psalm 70:3 [Psalm 70:2]; Psalm 129:5.
Hiph. see H5253.
Hoph. see H5253.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

35:4; 35:4; 40:14; 44:18; 44:18; 53:3; 53:3; 70:2; 78:57; 78:57; 80:18; 80:18; 129:5

Proverbs

14:14; 14:14

Isaiah

42:17; 42:17; 50:5; 50:5

Jeremiah

38:22; 38:22; 46:5; 46:5

Zephaniah

1:6; 1:6

H5472

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5472 matches the Hebrew סוּג (sûḡ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;
turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - May those who try to destroy me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - Our hearts have not deserted you.
We have not strayed from your path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:3 - But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.[fn]
No one does good,
not a single one!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - May those who try to kill me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 - They turned back and were as faithless as their parents.
They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:18 - Then we will never abandon you again.
Revive us so we can call on your name once more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - May all who hate Jerusalem[fn]
be turned back in shameful defeat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:14 - Backsliders get what they deserve;
good people receive their reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - But those who trust in idols,
who say, ‘You are our gods,’
will be turned away in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:5 - The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me,
and I have listened.
I have not rebelled or turned away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying,
‘What fine friends you have!
They have betrayed and misled you.
When your feet sank in the mud,
they left you to your fate!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 - But what do I see?
The Egyptian army flees in terror.
The bravest of its fighting men run
without a backward glance.
They are terrorized at every turn,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:6 - And I will destroy those who used to worship me
but now no longer do.
They no longer ask for the LORD’s guidance
or seek my blessings.”
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