What does סוּג (sûg) mean in the Bible?
סוּג (sûg): Recoiling movement that ranges from physical retreat to spiritual apostasy; embodies turning away from covenant faithfulness.
Hebrew · H5472
סוּג
Properly, to flinch , i.e. (by implication) to go back , literally (to retreat ) or figuratively (to apostatize )
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סוּג H5472
Pronunciation sûg
What does סוּג (sûg) mean in the Bible?
סוּג (sûg): Recoiling movement that ranges from physical retreat to spiritual apostasy; embodies turning away from covenant faithfulness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5472?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be repelled (2), and they deserted (1), be driven back (1), be turned (1), have turned away (1).
Where does סוּג (sûg) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 35:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It be repelled 2× Psalms 40:14, Psalms 70:2
and they deserted 1× Jeremiah 38:22
be driven back 1× Psalms 35:4
be turned 1× Psalms 129:5
have turned away 1× Psalms 53:3
The backslider 1× Proverbs 14:14
they are retreating 1× Jeremiah 46:5
They turned back 1× Psalms 78:57
those who turn back 1× Zephaniah 1:6
turn away 1× Psalms 80:18
turned 1× Isaiah 50:5
turned back 1× Psalms 44:18
will be turned 1× Isaiah 42:17
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Psalms 35:4 יִסֹּ֣גוּ to be driven back Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 40:14 יִסֹּ֣גוּ to be repelled Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 44:18 נָס֣וֹג to turned back Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 53:3 סָג֮ to have turned away Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 70:2 יִסֹּ֣גוּ to be repelled Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 78:57 וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ to They turned back Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 80:18 נָס֥וֹג to turn away Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Psalms 129:5 וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ to be turned Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Proverbs 14:14 ס֣וּג to The backslider Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 42:17 נָסֹ֤גוּ to will be turned Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 35:4
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Psalms 8 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
יִסֹּ֣גוּ 3x yis·sō·ḡū Psalms 35:4, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 70:2
הַנְּסוֹגִ֖ים 1x han·nə·sō·w·ḡîm Zephaniah 1:6
וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ 1x wə·yis·sō·ḡū Psalms 129:5
וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ 1x way·yis·sō·ḡū Psalms 78:57
נָסֹ֤גוּ 1x nā·sō·ḡū Isaiah 42:17
נָסֹ֥גוּ 1x nā·sō·ḡū Jeremiah 38:22
נְסֹגִ֣ים 1x nə·sō·ḡîm Jeremiah 46:5
נָס֣וֹג 1x nā·sō·wḡ Psalms 44:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 35:4, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 70:2
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Isaiah 42:17, Jeremiah 38:22
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Zephaniah 1:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 129:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 78:57
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 46:5
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Isaiah 50:5
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 44:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Recoiling movement that ranges from physical retreat to spiritual apostasy; embodies turning away from covenant faithfulness.
Strong's H5472
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Word forms 2 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 14:14 Source Gloss
properly, to flinch , i.e. (by implication) to go back , literally (to retreat ) or figuratively (to apostatize )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Recoiling movement that ranges from physical retreat to spiritual apostasy; embodies turning away from covenant faithfulness.
properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) BDB: move away Usage: backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 11
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 8×
Perfect Isa 42:17 · Jer 38:22 · Isa 50:5 · Ps 44:19 4×
Imperfect Ps 35:4 · Ps 40:15 · Ps 70:3 3×
Participle active Jer 46:5 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Ps 53:4 1×
Imperfect Ps 80:19 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
one who turns away or apostatizes from the right path
Showing 1 selected witness from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
סוּג is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain