Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7750 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שׂוּט סוּט |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | suwt |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soot (or (by permutation) cuwt {soot}) v. |
| Meaning: | 1. to detrude, i.e. (intransitively and figuratively) become derelict (wrongly practise 2. namely, idolatry) |
| KJV Renderings: | turn aside to. |
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[שׂוּט] verb swerve, fall away (akin to שָׂטָה q. v.; Late Hebrew סוּט Hiph`il is shake, move away; Assyrian šâ‰u , rebel, Meissn90; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5223]: bring back, restore; in ᵑ9 apostatize is סְטָא); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
