What does סוּר · רַע mean in the Bible?
סוּר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "turn aside from evil".
Hebrew · H5493, H7451
סוּר מֵרָע
To turn off (literally or figuratively) · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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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 →רַעH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciationra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
Open lexicon entry →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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Questions this entry answers
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
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 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
סוּר מֵרָע is a primitive root - no further derivation.