The meaning of “סוּת”
Understanding çûwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away. - properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate...
סוּת
entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away. - properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate - by implication, to seduce 1) to incite, allure, instigate, entice 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to incite (to a request) 1a2) to allure, lure 1a3) to instigate (bad sense)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 13:6 | “If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;” Word: סוּת (çûwth) | |
| Judges 1:14 | “And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?” Word: סוּת (çûwth) | |
| 2 Samuel 24:1 | “And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.” Word: סוּת (çûwth) | |
| 2 Kings 18:32 | “Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.” Word: סוּת (çûwth) | |
| 2 Chronicles 32:11 | “Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?” Word: סוּת (çûwth) |
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