6313. pug
Strong's Lexicon
pug: To grow faint, to be exhausted, to become weak

Original Word: פוּג
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pug
Pronunciation: poog
Phonetic Spelling: (poog)
Definition: To grow faint, to be exhausted, to become weak
Meaning: to be sluggish

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1573 (ekluo): To loose, to release, to faint

- G1590 (ekkamno): To grow weary, to be exhausted

Usage: The Hebrew verb "pug" primarily conveys the idea of becoming faint or losing strength. It is often used in contexts where physical or emotional exhaustion is evident. The term can describe a state of weariness or a diminishing of intensity, whether in physical strength, emotional resolve, or spiritual fervor.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical strength and endurance were highly valued, especially in a society that relied heavily on agriculture, manual labor, and warfare. The concept of growing faint or weak would have been a significant concern, as it could impact one's ability to work, fight, or fulfill religious duties. The idea of spiritual or emotional exhaustion also resonates with the Hebrew understanding of the human condition, where reliance on God was seen as essential for renewal and strength.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to grow numb
NASB Translation
benumbed (1), ignored (1), stunned (1), weariness (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מּוּג] verb grow numb (Arabic grow cool; **Syriac become cold (Mt 24:12), fail, become weak, inefficient; ᵑ7 מּוּג become cold, fail, be or (Pa`el) make ineffectual; Late Hebrew id., fail, vanish. Syriac be cold; ᵑ7 מּוּג cease, be helpless; Late Hebrew id. vanish); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּפָג לִבּוֺ Genesis 45:26; 3feminine singular תָּפוּג Psalm 77:3 of hand (si vera lectio, see נגר), i.e. drop helpless; Habakkuk 1:4 of תּוֺרָה, i.e. be ineffective.

Niph`al Perfect1singular נְפוּגֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי Psalm 38:9 I am benumbed and crushed (figurative); read probably also אֶמּוֺגָה Psalm 88:16 (for ᵑ0 ἅπ. λεγ. אָפוּנָה), Ol Hup Dy Gr Che אָפוּגָה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked

A primitive root; to be sluggish -- cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked.

Forms and Transliterations
וַיָּ֣פָג ויפג נְפוּג֣וֹתִי נפוגותי תָּפ֣וּג תָפ֑וּג תפוג nə·p̄ū·ḡō·w·ṯî nefuGoti nəp̄ūḡōwṯî tā·p̄ūḡ ṯā·p̄ūḡ taFug tāp̄ūḡ ṯāp̄ūḡ vaiYafog way·yā·p̄āḡ wayyāp̄āḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 45:26
HEB: אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיָּ֣פָג לִבּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י
NAS: of Egypt. But he was stunned, for he did not believe
KJV: And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed
INT: the land of Egypt was stunned heart and indeed

Psalm 38:8
HEB: נְפוּג֣וֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי עַד־
NAS: I am benumbed and badly crushed;
KJV: I am feeble and sore broken:
INT: I am benumbed crushed against

Psalm 77:2
HEB: נִ֭גְּרָה וְלֹ֣א תָפ֑וּג מֵאֲנָ֖ה הִנָּחֵ֣ם
NAS: out without weariness; My soul
KJV: in the night, and ceased not: my soul
INT: was stretched without weariness refused to be comforted

Habakkuk 1:4
HEB: עַל־ כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־
NAS: the law is ignored And justice
KJV: Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment
INT: and after that is ignored the law not

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6313
4 Occurrences


nə·p̄ū·ḡō·w·ṯî — 1 Occ.
ṯā·p̄ūḡ — 2 Occ.
way·yā·p̄āḡ — 1 Occ.
















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