Hebrew · H5493, H7451

סוּר מֵרָע

To turn off (literally or figuratively) · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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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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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Pronunciation ra

Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.

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What does סוּר מֵרָע (sur mera) mean in the Bible?

סוּר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "turn aside from evil".

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What does סוּר · רַע mean in the Bible?

סוּר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "turn aside from evil".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5493, H7451?

H5493, H7451 is connected to 967 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. turn aside from evil

Strong's H5493, H7451

Lexical occurrences 967 verses Word forms 4 forms 179 references

Source Gloss

turn aside from evil

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 groups 4 Aligned forms 179

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×

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