What does סוּת (sût) mean in the Bible?
סוּת (sût): To incite through goading or persuasion; often describes illicit temptation or rebellion against covenant obligations.
Hebrew · H5496
סוּת
Properly, to prick , i.e. (figuratively) stimulate ; by implication, to seduce
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סוּת H5496
Pronunciation sût
What does סוּת (sût) mean in the Bible?
סוּת (sût): To incite through goading or persuasion; often describes illicit temptation or rebellion against covenant obligations.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and urged him (3), and He stirred up (1), and incited (1), drew them away (1), entices you (1).
Where does סוּת (sût) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 13:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (4), Job (3), Jeremiah (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and urged him 3× Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, 2 Chronicles 18:2
and He stirred up 1× 2 Samuel 24:1
and incited 1× 1 Chronicles 21:1
drew them away 1× 2 Chronicles 18:31
entices you 1× Deuteronomy 13:6
even though you incited Me 1× Job 2:3
has stirred you up 1× 1 Samuel 26:19
He drew you 1× Job 36:16
he misleads you 1× 2 Kings 18:32
incited 1× 1 Kings 21:25
is inciting 1× Jeremiah 43:3
let him mislead 1× 2 Chronicles 32:15
lures 1× Job 36:18
mislead 1× Isaiah 36:18
misleading 1× 2 Chronicles 32:11
They misled you 1× Jeremiah 38:22
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 13:6 יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ to entices you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Joshua 15:18 וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ to and urged him Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Judges 1:14 וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ to and urged him Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 26:19 הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ to has stirred you up Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 2 Samuel 24:1 וַיָּ֨סֶת to and He stirred up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 21:25 הֵסַ֥תָּה to incited Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular 2 Kings 18:32 יַסִּ֤ית to he misleads you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Chronicles 21:1 וַיָּ֙סֶת֙ to and incited Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 18:2 וַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּ to and urged him Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 18:31 וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם to drew them away Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 13:6
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 12
Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Job 3 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ 2x wat·tə·sî·ṯê·hū Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14
יַסִּ֨ית 2x yas·sîṯ 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 36:18
הִסִּית֜וּךָ 1x his·sî·ṯū·ḵā Jeremiah 38:22
הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ 1x hĕ·sî·ṯə·ḵā 1 Samuel 26:19
הֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ 1x hă·sî·ṯə·ḵā Job 36:16
הֵסַ֥תָּה 1x hê·sat·tāh 1 Kings 21:25
וַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּ 1x way·sî·ṯê·hū 2 Chronicles 18:2
וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם 1x way·sî·ṯêm 2 Chronicles 18:31
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 18:32, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 36:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular 2x Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Chronicles 21:1
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 13:6, Job 36:18
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 32:11, Jeremiah 43:3
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 26:19, Job 36:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 1x Job 2:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 18:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To incite through goading or persuasion; often describes illicit temptation or rebellion against covenant obligations.
Source Gloss
properly, to prick , i.e. (figuratively) stimulate ; by implication, to seduce
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To incite through goading or persuasion; often describes illicit temptation or rebellion against covenant obligations.
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce BDB: incite Usage: entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.
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 1 Aligned forms 6
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Participle active 2Chr 32:11 · Jer 43:3 2×
Imperfect 2Kgs 18:32 · Isa 36:18 2×
Perfect 1Kgs 21:25 1×
Jussive 2Chr 32:15 1×
Word Origins
סוּת is built from this root:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain