The meaning of “פּוּג”
Understanding pûwg reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked. - to be sluggish 1) to grow numb, be feeble, be benumbed 1a) (Qal) to be feeble 1b)...
פּוּג
cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked. - to be sluggish 1) to grow numb, be feeble, be benumbed 1a) (Qal) to be feeble 1b) (Niphal) to be benumbed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 45:26 | “And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.” Word: פּוּג (pûwg) | |
| Psalms 38:8 | “I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.” Word: פּוּג (pûwg) | |
| Psalms 77:2 | “In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.” Word: פּוּג (pûwg) | |
| Habakkuk 1:4 | “Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.” Word: פּוּג (pûwg) |
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