Strong's Lexicon

H5509

H5509 — סִיגּ סוּג

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

Hebrewciygnoun mascOccurrences: 9TWOT: 1469a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5509
Word:	סִיגּ סוּג
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H5472 in the sense of refuse
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	9
Transliteration:	ciyg
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	seeg (or cuwg (Ezek. 22) n-m.
Meaning:	1. scoria
KJV Renderings:	dross.

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סִיג, שִׂיג noun [masculine]

1. a moving back or away;

2. dross (what is removed from metal);

— absoluteסִיג Ezek 22:18 Qr (סוג Kt ), שִׂיג 1Kgs 18:27

omitted ᵐ5L, dittograph for שִׂיחַ Klo Bur. (שׂ for ס, but see below); plural סִיגִים (van d. H. סִגִּים) Isa 1:22 + 3 t.; סִגִֿים Ezek 22:18 + 2 t.; suffix סִיגָ֑יִךָ Isa 1:25 —

1. a moving back, away: שִׂיג לוֺ 1Kgs 18:27 there is a moving back to him = he has moved back, away (probably of temporary withdrawal, different from דֶּרֶךְ journey).

2. dross, usually of silver Prov 25:4 (מִכָּ֑סֶף), Prov 26:23 ׅ ׳ (כֶּסֶף ס, so (figurative of Israel) Isa 1:22 compare see 25, Ezek 22:18b (סִיגִים כֶּסֶף ᵑ0 , בְּתוֺךְ ׳ ס ׳ כ ᵐ5 Co Berthol; — Co strike out ׳ ס not so Berthol Toy), compare Ezek 22:18 a. 19; indefinite Ps 119:119.

Other Resources

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

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