5472. sug
Strong's Lexicon
sug: To turn back, to retreat, to backslide

Original Word: סוּג
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: cuwg
Pronunciation: soog
Phonetic Spelling: (soog)
Definition: To turn back, to retreat, to backslide
Meaning: to flinch, to go back

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 528: ἀποστρέφω (apostrephō) - to turn away, to reject

- Strong's Greek 529: ἀποστασία (apostasia) - defection, apostasy

Usage: The Hebrew verb "sug" primarily conveys the idea of turning back or retreating. It is often used in a metaphorical sense to describe a spiritual or moral backsliding, where an individual or group turns away from a previously held commitment or standard, particularly in relation to faithfulness to God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Hebrew context, faithfulness to God was central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The concept of "turning back" or "backsliding" was a serious matter, as it indicated a breach of this covenant. The Israelites were often warned by prophets against turning away from God to follow other gods or to revert to sinful practices. This concept is deeply rooted in the covenantal theology of the Old Testament, where loyalty and obedience to God were paramount.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to move away, backslide
NASB Translation
backslider (1), drawing (1), move (4), moves (1), remove (1), turn (2), turn back (1), turned (8), turned aside (1), turned back (3), turning away (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
backslider, drive, go back, turn away, back

A primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) -- backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).

Forms and Transliterations
הַנְּסוֹגִ֖ים הנסוגים וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ ויסגו יִסֹּ֣גוּ יסגו נְסֹגִ֣ים נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ נָס֣וֹג נָס֥וֹג נָסֹ֤גוּ נָסֹ֥גוּ נסגו נסגים נסוג נסוגתי׃ ס֣וּג סָג֮ סג סוג han·nə·sō·w·ḡîm hannesoGim hannəsōwḡîm nā·sō·ḡū nā·sō·wḡ naSog naSogu nāsōḡū nāsōwḡ nə·sō·ḡîm nə·sū·ḡō·ṯî nesoGim nəsōḡîm nesuGoti nəsūḡōṯî sag sāḡ sug sūḡ vaiyisSogu veyisSogu way·yis·sō·ḡū wayyissōḡū wə·yis·sō·ḡū wəyissōḡū yis·sō·ḡū yisSogu yissōḡū
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 35:4
HEB: מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֣וֹר וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ
NAS: my life; Let those be turned back
KJV: after my soul: let them be turned back
INT: seek my life those be turned back to confusion

Psalm 40:14
HEB: נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ
NAS: to destroy it; Let those be turned back
KJV: to destroy it; let them be driven backward
INT: my life to destroy those be turned back and humiliated

Psalm 44:18
HEB: לֹא־ נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ
NAS: Our heart has not turned back,
KJV: Our heart is not turned back,
INT: has not turned back our heart

Psalm 53:3
HEB: כֻּלּ֥וֹ סָג֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ
NAS: Every one of them has turned aside; together
KJV: Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether
INT: Every has turned are altogether have become

Psalm 70:2
HEB: מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ
NAS: my life; Let those be turned back
KJV: after my soul: let them be turned backward,
INT: seek my life those be turned back and dishonored

Psalm 78:57
HEB: וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ וַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָ֑ם
NAS: But turned back and acted treacherously
KJV: But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully
INT: turned and acted their fathers

Psalm 80:18
HEB: וְלֹא־ נָס֥וֹג מִמֶּ֑ךָּ תְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּ
NAS: Then we shall not turn back from You; Revive
KJV: So will not we go back from thee: quicken
INT: shall not turn at Revive

Psalm 129:5
HEB: יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֑וֹר כֹּ֝֗ל
NAS: Be put to shame and turned backward;
KJV: Let them all be confounded and turned back
INT: be put and turned backward may all

Proverbs 14:14
HEB: מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו
NAS: The backslider in heart
KJV: The backslider in heart
INT: ways will have the backslider heart and

Isaiah 42:17
HEB: נָסֹ֤גוּ אָחוֹר֙ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ
NAS: They will be turned back
KJV: They shall be turned back,
INT: will be turned back be utterly

Isaiah 50:5
HEB: אָח֖וֹר לֹ֥א נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃
NAS: Nor did I turn back.
KJV: and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
INT: back Nor turn

Jeremiah 38:22
HEB: בַבֹּ֛ץ רַגְלֶ֖ךָ נָסֹ֥גוּ אָחֽוֹר׃ וְאֶת־
NAS: in the mire, They turned back.
KJV: in the mire, [and] they are turned away back.
INT: the mire your feet turned back all

Jeremiah 46:5
HEB: הֵ֣מָּה חַתִּים֮ נְסֹגִ֣ים אָחוֹר֒ וְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣ם
NAS: [it]? They are terrified, They are drawing back,
KJV: them dismayed [and] turned away back?
INT: They are terrified are drawing back and their mighty

Zephaniah 1:6
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַנְּסוֹגִ֖ים מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: And those who have turned back from following
KJV: And them that are turned back from
INT: have turned following God

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5472
14 Occurrences


han·nə·sō·w·ḡîm — 1 Occ.
nā·sō·wḡ — 2 Occ.
nā·sō·ḡū — 2 Occ.
nə·sō·ḡîm — 1 Occ.
nə·sū·ḡō·ṯî — 1 Occ.
sāḡ — 1 Occ.
sūḡ — 1 Occ.
way·yis·sō·ḡū — 1 Occ.
wə·yis·sō·ḡū — 1 Occ.
yis·sō·ḡū — 3 Occ.















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