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סוּךְ H5480
H5480 is the Hebrew word סוּךְ, transliterated çûwk and said sook. The King James Version most often renders it anoint.
What it means
properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: anoint (self), [idiom] at all.
Verses using סוּךְ
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 28:40 · KJV
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
Ruth 3:3 · KJV
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 12:20 · KJV
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
2 Samuel 14:2 · KJV
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
2 Chronicles 28:15 · KJV
And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
Ezekiel 16:9 · KJV
Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
Daniel 10:3 · KJV
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Micah 6:15 · KJV
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5480 mean?
H5480 is the Hebrew word סוּךְ (çûwk), meaning properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint.
How is H5480 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it anoint (3 times), anointed (3 times), thyself therefore and anoint (1 time), neither did i anoint (1 time), myself at all (1 time).
How many times does H5480 appear in the Bible?
סוּךְ (çûwk) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5480 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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