What does סוּר · אֱלֹהִים · נֵכָר mean in the Bible?
סוּר · אֱלֹהִים · נֵכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "put away the foreign gods".
Hebrew · H5493, H430, H5236
הָסִרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר
To turn off (literally or figuratively) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom
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סוּרH5493to turn off (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationsur
To deviate or turn away from a path, standard, or person—often implies moral departure or breach of loyalty.
Open lexicon entry →אֱלֹהִיםH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciationʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
Open lexicon entry →נֵכָרH5236foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom
Pronunciationnēkār
Marks the outsider to covenant community; carries religious otherness beyond mere geography or ethnicity
Open lexicon entry →What does הָסִרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר (hasiru et-elohei ha-nekar) mean in the Bible?
סוּר · אֱלֹהִים · נֵכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "put away the foreign gods".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5493, H430, H5236?
H5493, H430, H5236 is connected to 2,937 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. put away the foreign gods
Source Gloss
put away the foreign gods
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms179
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense113×
Perfect1Kgs 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 14:2454×
Imperfect2Kgs 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 27:2227×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 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 37:2717×
Infinitive constructDeut 17:20 · Isa 7:17 · Jer 32:40 · Josh 23:6 · Prov 13:19 · Prov 15:24 · Prov 16:6 · Prov 16:178×
Jussive1Sam 12:20 · Prov 5:7 · Prov 9:4 · Prov 9:16 · Josh 1:75×
CohortativeExod 3:31×
Participle activeJer 6:281×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action61×
Perfect1Chr 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 3:1522×
Imperfect2Chr 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 58:917×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 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 1:1415×
Participle activeIsa 3:1 · Job 12:20 · Job 12:24 · Prov 28:94×
Infinitive absoluteGen 30:32 · Isa 5:52×
Infinitive constructIsa 27:91×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action4×
PerfectDan 12:11 · Lev 4:312×
Participle passiveIsa 17:11×
ImperfectLev 4:351×
Polel1×
PerfectLam 3:111×
Word Origins
הָסִרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר is a primitive root - no further derivation.