Strong's Lexicon

H5473

H5473 — סוּג

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewcuwgverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1470

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5473
Word:סוּג
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root (probably rather identical with H5472 through the idea of shrinking from a hedge
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:cuwg
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:soog
Meaning:1. to hem in, i.e. bind
KJV Renderings:set about.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5517

II. [סוּג, שׂוּג] verb fence about (Aramaic word; [untranscribed source text 3538], [untranscribed source text 3539], sepsit, circumsepsit, clausit, [untranscribed source text 3540] sepes, compare ᵑ7 סיג Pa`el fence about, סְיָיגָא fence; Late Hebrew סוג fence about; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3541] enclosure made with thorns, etc., around grape-vines, etc. Lane1460, [untranscribed source text 3542] II. make a [untranscribed source text 3543]; — only

Qal Passive participle feminine בִּטְנֵךְ עֲרֵמַת חִטִּים סוּגָה בַּשּׁוֺשַׁנִּים Song 7:3 thy body a help of wheat fenced about with lilies (compare especially De Bu).
Pilpel intensive Imperfect 2 feminine singular תְּשַׂגְֿשֵׂ֑גִי Isa 17:11 thou dost fence it carefully about (> make it grow, as if שׂוג = שׂגה, AE Ki Brd Du).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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