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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5472. סוּג (sug) -- To turn back, to retreat, to backslide</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5472.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/zephaniah/1-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5472.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5472</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5471.htm" title="5471">◄</a> 5472. sug <a href="../hebrew/5473.htm" title="5473">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sug: To turn back, to retreat, to backslide</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סוּג</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>cuwg<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>soog<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(soog)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To turn back, to retreat, to backslide<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to flinch, to go back<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>Strong's Greek 528:</b> ἀποστρέφω (apostrephō) - to turn away, to reject<p> - <b>Strong's Greek 529:</b> ἀποστασία (apostasia) - defection, apostasy<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "sug" primarily conveys the idea of turning back or retreating. It is often used in a metaphorical sense to describe a spiritual or moral backsliding, where an individual or group turns away from a previously held commitment or standard, particularly in relation to faithfulness to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Hebrew context, faithfulness to God was central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The concept of "turning back" or "backsliding" was a serious matter, as it indicated a breach of this covenant. The Israelites were often warned by prophets against turning away from God to follow other gods or to revert to sinful practices. This concept is deeply rooted in the covenantal theology of the Old Testament, where loyalty and obedience to God were paramount.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to move away, backslide<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>backslider (1), drawing (1), move (4), moves (1), remove (1), turn (2), turn back (1), turned (8), turned aside (1), turned back (3), turning away (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>backslider, drive, go back, turn away, back <p>A primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) -- backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַנְּסוֹגִ֖ים הנסוגים וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ ויסגו יִסֹּ֣גוּ יסגו נְסֹגִ֣ים נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ נָס֣וֹג נָס֥וֹג נָסֹ֤גוּ נָסֹ֥גוּ נסגו נסגים נסוג נסוגתי׃ ס֣וּג סָג֮ סג סוג han·nə·sō·w·ḡîm hannesoGim hannəsōwḡîm nā·sō·ḡū nā·sō·wḡ naSog naSogu nāsōḡū nāsōwḡ nə·sō·ḡîm nə·sū·ḡō·ṯî nesoGim nəsōḡîm nesuGoti nəsūḡōṯî sag sāḡ sug sūḡ vaiyisSogu veyisSogu way·yis·sō·ḡū wayyissōḡū wə·yis·sō·ḡū wəyissōḡū yis·sō·ḡū yisSogu yissōḡū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/35-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 35:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י <b> יִסֹּ֣גוּ </b> אָח֣וֹר וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> my life; <span class="itali">Let those be turned</span> back<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after my soul: <span class="itali">let them be turned</span> back<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seek my life <span class="itali">those be turned</span> back to confusion<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/40-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 40:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ <b> יִסֹּ֣גוּ </b> אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to destroy <span class="itali">it; Let those be turned</span> back<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to destroy <span class="itali">it; let them be driven</span> backward<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/40-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my life to destroy <span class="itali">those be turned</span> back and humiliated<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/44-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 44:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/44.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לֹא־ <b> נָס֣וֹג </b> אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/44.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Our heart <span class="itali">has not turned</span> back,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/44.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Our heart <span class="itali">is not turned</span> back,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/44-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has not <span class="itali">turned</span> back our heart<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/53-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 53:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/53.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כֻּלּ֥וֹ <b> סָג֮ </b> יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/53.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Every one <span class="itali">of them has turned aside;</span> together<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/53.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Every one of them is gone back:</span> they are altogether<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/53-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Every <span class="itali">has turned</span> are altogether have become<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/70-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 70:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/70.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י <b> יִסֹּ֣גוּ </b> אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/70.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> my life; <span class="itali">Let those be turned</span> back<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/70.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after my soul: <span class="itali">let them be turned</span> backward,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/70-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seek my life <span class="itali">those be turned</span> back and dishonored<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/78-57.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 78:57</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/78.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ </b> וַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/78.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">But turned back</span> and acted treacherously<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/78.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">But turned back,</span> and dealt unfaithfully<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/78-57.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">turned</span> and acted their fathers<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/80-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 80:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/80.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְלֹא־ <b> נָס֥וֹג </b> מִמֶּ֑ךָּ תְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/80.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Then we shall not turn back</span> from You; Revive<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/80.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">So will not we go back</span> from thee: quicken<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/80-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall not <span class="itali">turn</span> at Revive<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/129-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 129:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/129.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ <b> וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ </b> אָח֑וֹר כֹּ֝֗ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/129.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Be put to shame <span class="itali">and turned</span> backward;<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/129.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Let them all be confounded <span class="itali">and turned</span> back<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/129-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be put <span class="itali">and turned</span> backward may all<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע <b> ס֣וּג </b> לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The backslider</span> in heart<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The backslider</span> in heart<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ways will have <span class="itali">the backslider</span> heart and<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/42-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 42:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> נָסֹ֤גוּ </b> אָחוֹר֙ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">They will be turned</span> back<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">They shall be turned</span> back,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/42-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will be turned</span> back be utterly<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/50-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 50:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָח֖וֹר לֹ֥א <b> נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/50.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nor <span class="itali">did I turn</span> back.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/50.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and I was not rebellious, <span class="itali">neither turned away</span> back.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> back Nor <span class="itali">turn</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/38-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 38:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַבֹּ֛ץ רַגְלֶ֖ךָ <b> נָסֹ֥גוּ </b> אָחֽוֹר׃ וְאֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the mire, <span class="itali">They turned</span> back.<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the mire, <span class="itali">[and] they are turned away</span> back.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/38-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the mire your feet <span class="itali">turned</span> back all<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/46-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 46:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֵ֣מָּה חַתִּים֮ <b> נְסֹגִ֣ים </b> אָחוֹר֒ וְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [it]? They are terrified, <span class="itali">They are drawing</span> back,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them dismayed <span class="itali">[and] turned</span> away back?<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> They are terrified <span class="itali">are drawing</span> back and their mighty<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְאֶת־ <b> הַנְּסוֹגִ֖ים </b> מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And those who have turned back</span> from following<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And them that are turned back</span> from<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">have turned</span> following God<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5472.htm">14 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5472.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5472<br>14 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hannesogim_5472.htm">han·nə·sō·w·ḡîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nasog_5472.htm">nā·sō·wḡ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nasogu_5472.htm">nā·sō·ḡū — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nesogim_5472.htm">nə·sō·ḡîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nesugoti_5472.htm">nə·sū·ḡō·ṯî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sag_5472.htm">sāḡ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sug_5472.htm">sūḡ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyissogu_5472.htm">way·yis·sō·ḡū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veyissogu_5472.htm">wə·yis·sō·ḡū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yissogu_5472.htm">yis·sō·ḡū — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5471.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5471"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5471" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5473.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5473"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5473" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>