נָסַג
nâçag · H5253 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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to step back, to retreat
action by which humans take one or more steps backwards, usually because of a dangerous situation in front of them and against their will; resulting in shame
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Move002002001012
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Move” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes סוּג (çûwg, H5472), סוּג (çûwg, H5473), and שׂוּג (sûwg, H7734) rather than independently attested here.
- Space002002001017
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Unfaithful002001002027
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Arrange002002001001
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5253. nasag I. [סוּג, seldom שׂוּג] verb move away, backslide (׳שׂ erroneous; Arabic go…
I. [סוּג, seldom שׂוּג] verb move away, backslide (׳שׂ erroneous; Arabic go and come Lane1459, abitus et adventus Frey (Kam)); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular סָג Psa 53:4; Imperfect1plural נָסוֺג Psa 80:19; Participle active construct סוּג Pro 14:14 (BaNB § 124c Ges§§ 50f, 72p); — backslide, prove recreant to ׳י, with מִן Psa 80:19; so absolute Psa 53:4; לֵב סוּג Pro 14:14 a backslider in heart.
Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נָסוֺג Psa 44:19, נָשׂוֺג 2Sa 1:20 (שׂ for ס); 1 singular נְסוּגֹּ֫תִי Isa 50:5; Isa 50:3plural נָסֹ֫גוּ Isa 42:17; Jer 38:22; Imperfect3masculine singular יִסַּג Mic 2:6 (Ges§ 72dd, but see below); 3 masculine plural יִמֹּ֫גוּ Psa 35:4 Psa 35:3t., וַיִּסֹּ֫גוּ Psa 78:57; Infinitive absolute נָסוֺג Isa 59:13; Participle plural נְסוֺגִים Zep 1:6; Jer 46:5; —
1 reflexive turn oneself away, turn back :
a. literally of Jonathan's bow 2Sa 1:22, with מִן (see HPS).
b. figurative = prove faithless (as
Qal): (1) of human friends, ׳נס אָחוֺר Jer 38:22 (absolute); usually (2) ׳נס י ׳מֵאַחֲרֵי Zep 1:6 compare Isa 59:13; so absolute Psa 78:57 (+ בָּגַד), with אָחוֺר Isa 50:5 (|| מָרִיתִי), Psa 44:19 (|| מִן נָטָה). — כְּלִמּוֺת יִסַּג לֹא Mic 2:6 could mean reproaches do not depart, i.e. cease (Hi-St Che GASm Now RV); Now proposes also (emending following see) shall not disgrace depart from Jacob's house ? BuhlLex 13 conjecture, plausibly, יַשִּׂיג (√ נשׂג) disgrace shall not overtake us.
2 be truned or driven back, be repulsed, of ׳נs foes: + אָחוֺד Jer 46:5; Isa 42:17; Psa 35:4; Psa 40:15 = Psa 70:3Psalm 5.
Hiph`il 1. usually of displacing, moving back a boundary mark (גְּבוּ), Imperfect2masculine singular תַּסִּיג Deu 19:14, jussive תַּסֵג Pro 22:10; Pro 22:3masculine plural יַשִּׂיגוּ Job 24:2 (שׂ for ס); Participle ג ׳מַסִּיג Deu 27:17, ג ׳מַסִּיגֵי Hos 5:10.
2 remove carry away, valuables, to rescue them, jussive, 2masculine singular תַּסֵּג Mic 6:14 si vera lectio (on synt.see Dr§§ 152, 1. 2; 155 Obs.)
Hoph`al Perfect3masculine singular מִשְׁמָּט אָחוֺר וְהֻסַּג Isa 59:14 and justice is driven back (|| תַּעֲמֹד מֵרָחוֺק צְדָקָה).
סוג Eze 22:18 see following.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0