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Psalms 78:57

“But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סוּגçûwg · soog
H5472 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יִּסֹּ֣גוּ — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/VNw3mp
Usage
Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 35:4Psalms 40:15Psalms 44:19Psalms 53:4Psalms 70:3

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.