What does סוּת · יָכֹל · אִישׁ · שָׁלוֹם mean in the Bible?
סוּת · יָכֹל · אִישׁ · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "your trusted friends misled and prevailed over you".
Hebrew · H5496, H3201, H376, H7965
הִסִּיתוּךָ וְיָכְלוּ לָךְ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלֹמֶךָ
Properly, to prick , i.e. (figuratively) stimulate ; by implication, to seduce · to be able , literally ( can , could ) or morally ( may , might ) · a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
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סוּתH5496properly, to prick , i.e. (figuratively) stimulate ; by implication, to seduce
Pronunciationsût
To incite through goading or persuasion; often describes illicit temptation or rebellion against covenant obligations.
Open lexicon entry →יָכֹלH3201to be able , literally ( can , could ) or morally ( may , might )
Pronunciationyākōl
Denotes capability spanning physical power through moral permission; often emphasizes human limitation against divine will or circumstance.
Open lexicon entry →אִישׁH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciationish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
Open lexicon entry →שָׁלוֹםH7965safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
Pronunciationšəlôm
Completeness and wholeness encompassing physical safety, relational harmony, and covenantal well-being—not mere absence of conflict
Open lexicon entry →What does הִסִּיתוּךָ וְיָכְלוּ לָךְ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלֹמֶךָ (hissitukha veyakhlu lakh anshei shelomekha) mean in the Bible?
סוּת · יָכֹל · אִישׁ · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "your trusted friends misled and prevailed over you".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5496, H3201, H376, H7965?
H5496, H3201, H376, H7965 is connected to 2,636 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. your trusted friends misled and prevailed over you
Source Gloss
your trusted friends misled and prevailed over you
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups1Aligned forms6
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action6×
Participle active2Chr 32:11 · Jer 43:32×
Imperfect2Kgs 18:32 · Isa 36:182×
Perfect1Kgs 21:251×
Jussive2Chr 32:151×
Word Origins
הִסִּיתוּךָ וְיָכְלוּ לָךְ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלֹמֶךָ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.