Strong's Lexicon sug: To turn back, to retreat, to backslide Original Word: סוּג Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G528: ἀποστρέφω (apostrephō) - to turn away, to reject - G529: 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 "sug" would have been understood as a serious breach of this covenant, akin to betrayal or apostasy. The Israelites were often warned by prophets against turning back from following God, as it would lead to dire consequences both spiritually and materially. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to fence about NASB Translation carefully fence (1), fenced about (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [סוּג, שׂוּג] verb fence about (Aramaic word;  ,  , sepsit, circumsepsit, clausit,  sepes, compare ᵑ7 סיג Pa`el fence about, סְיָיגָא fence; Late Hebrew סוג fence about; Arabic  enclosure made with thorns, etc., around grape-vines, etc. Lane1460,  II. make a  ; — only Qal Passive participle feminine בִּטְנֵךְ עֲרֵמַת חִטִּים סוּגָה בַּשּׁוֺשַׁנִּים Cant 7:3 thy body a help of wheat fenced about with lilies (compare especially De Bu). Pilpel intensive Imperfect2feminine singular תְּשַׂגְֿשֵׂ֑גִי Isaiah 17:11 thou dost fence it carefully about (> make it grow, as if שׂוג = שׂגה, AE Ki Brd Du). סוד (check of following; perhaps kindred with יסד (compare יסד Niph`al), see Köii. 1. 49; Ecclus 42:12 Hithpa`el הִסְתַּוִּיִד (margin הסתיד) converse, is perhaps denominative; Syriac Strong's Exhaustive Concordance set about A primitive root (probably rather identical with cuwg through the idea of shrinking from a hedge; compare suwg); to hem in, i.e. Bind -- set about. see HEBREW cuwg see HEBREW suwg Forms and Transliterations סוּגָ֖ה סוגה sū·ḡāh suGah sūḡāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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, friendly, confidential speech, ὁμιλία, 
= ὁμιλεῖν; Sabean מסוד place of speaker, oracle, HomZMG xlvi (1892), 529, who finds connection with 
lord, chief (and 
be be lord), properly speaker; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew). 
