Hebrew · H5493, G654 · unreviewed

סוּר

To turn off (literally or figuratively) · to turn away or back (literally or figuratively)

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סוּר H5493 to turn off (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation sur

To deviate or turn away from a path, standard, or person—often implies moral departure or breach of loyalty.

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ἀποστρέφω G654 to turn away or back (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation apostréphō

To reject or refuse allegiance; turning away from what one previously followed or accepted.

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What does סוּר (sur) mean in the Bible?

סוּר · ἀποστρέφω is a Hebrew word meaning "to turn away, depart, avoid".

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Meaning

to turn away, depart, avoid

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 113×

Perfect 1Kgs 15:5 · 1Kgs 20:39 · 1Kgs 22:43 · 1Sam 15:32 · 1Sam 18:12 · 1Sam 28:15 · 1Sam 28:16 · 2Chr 20:32 · 2Chr 25:27 · 2Chr 34:2 · 2Kgs 3:3 · 2Kgs 10:29 · 2Kgs 10:31 · 2Kgs 13:2 · 2Kgs 13:11 · 2Kgs 14:24 54×

Imperfect 2Kgs 4:8 · 2Kgs 4:10 · 2Sam 7:15 · Deut 17:17 · Gen 49:10 · Isa 10:27 · Isa 14:25 · Jer 15:5 · Jer 17:5 · Job 15:30 · Prov 22:6 · Ps 101:4 · Zech 10:11 · 1Sam 6:3 · 2Sam 12:10 · Prov 27:22 27×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 15:6 · Gen 19:2 · Isa 30:11 · Isa 52:11 · Lam 4:15 · Num 16:26 · Ps 6:9 · Ps 119:115 · Ps 139:19 · 2Sam 2:22 · Job 21:14 · Job 22:17 · Ps 34:15 · Ps 37:27 17×

Infinitive construct Deut 17:20 · Isa 7:17 · Jer 32:40 · Josh 23:6 · Prov 13:19 · Prov 15:24 · Prov 16:6 · Prov 16:17 8×

Jussive 1Sam 12:20 · Prov 5:7 · Prov 9:4 · Prov 9:16 · Josh 1:7 5×

Cohortative Exod 3:3 1×

Participle active Jer 6:28 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 61×

Perfect 1Chr 13:13 · 1Sam 28:3 · 2Chr 17:6 · 2Chr 32:12 · 2Kgs 17:23 · 2Kgs 18:4 · 2Kgs 18:22 · 2Kgs 23:19 · Isa 18:5 · Isa 31:2 · Isa 36:7 · Job 27:2 · Job 34:5 · Josh 11:15 · Ps 66:20 · Zeph 3:15 22×

Imperfect 2Chr 30:9 · Deut 7:4 · Exod 34:34 · Isa 3:18 · Isa 25:8 · Job 9:34 · Lev 4:31 · Lev 4:35 · 1Chr 17:13 · 2Kgs 23:27 · Job 27:5 · Ps 18:23 · Zeph 3:11 · Ezek 23:25 · Isa 5:23 · Isa 58:9 17×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 20:24 · Amos 5:23 · Ezek 21:31 · Prov 4:24 · Prov 4:27 · Ps 39:11 · Ps 119:29 · 1Sam 7:3 · Ezek 45:9 · Gen 35:2 · Isa 1:16 · Jer 5:10 · Josh 24:23 · Zech 3:4 · 1Sam 1:14 15×

Participle active Isa 3:1 · Job 12:20 · Job 12:24 · Prov 28:9 4×

Infinitive absolute Gen 30:32 · Isa 5:5 2×

Infinitive construct Isa 27:9 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 4×

Perfect Dan 12:11 · Lev 4:31 2×

Participle passive Isa 17:1 1×

Imperfect Lev 4:35 1×

Polel 1×

Perfect Lam 3:11 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 179 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 78 Imperfect 50 Imperative 32 Infinitive construct 9 Participle 5 Infinitive absolute 2 Cohortative 1 Participle passive 1 Perfective 1

Stem

Qal 113 Hiphil 61 Hophal 4 Polel 1

Mood

Indicative 78 Indicative/jussive 36 Imperative 32 Indicative/cohortative 9 Jussive 5

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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