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סוּג H5472
H5472 is the Hebrew word סוּג, transliterated çûwg and said soog. The King James Version most often renders it turned.
What it means
properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
Verses using סוּג
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Psalm 35:4 · KJV
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Psalm 40:14 · KJV
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Psalm 44:18 · KJV
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Psalm 53:3 · KJV
Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psalm 70:2 · KJV
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Psalm 78:57 · KJV
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
Psalm 80:18 · KJV
So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
Psalm 129:5 · KJV
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Proverbs 14:14 · KJV
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Isaiah 42:17 · KJV
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Isaiah 50:5 · KJV
The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Jeremiah 38:22 · KJV
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
Jeremiah 46:5 · KJV
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah 1:6 · KJV
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5472 mean?
H5472 is the Hebrew word סוּג (çûwg), meaning properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize).
How is H5472 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it turned (6 times), turned back (2 times), driven (1 time), gone back (1 time), go back (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5472 appear in the Bible?
סוּג (çûwg) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5472 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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