The meaning of “סוּר”
Understanding çûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שׂוּר sûwr (soor); (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go...
סוּר
or שׂוּר sûwr (soor); (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without. - to turn off (literal or figurative) 1) to turn aside, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto 1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid 1a3) to be removed 1a4) to come to an end 1b) (Polel) to turn aside 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose 1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish 1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:2 | “Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:” Word: סוּר (çûwr) | |
| Judges 16:20 | “And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.” Word: סוּר (çûwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 17:13 | “I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:” Word: סוּר (çûwr) | |
| Proverbs 13:19 | “The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.” Word: סוּר (çûwr) | |
| Daniel 11:31 | “And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.” Word: סוּר (çûwr) |
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