I. [סוּג, seldom שׂוּג] verb move away, backslide (׳שׂ erroneous; Arabic go and come Lane¹⁴⁵⁹, abitus et adventus Frey (Kam)); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular סָג Psalm 53:4; Imperfect1plural נָסוֺג Psalm 80:19; Participle active construct סוּג Proverbs 14:14 (Ba^{NB § 124c} Ges^{§§ 50f}, 72p); — backslide, prove recreant to ׳י, with מִן Psalm 80:19; so absolute Psalm 53:4; סוּג לֵב Proverbs 14:14 a backslider in heart.

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נָסוֺג Psalm 44:19, נָשׂוֺג 2 Samuel 1:20 (שׂ for ס); 1 singular נְסוּגֹּ֫תִי Isaiah 50:5; 3plural נָסֹ֫גוּ Isaiah 42:17; Jeremiah 38:22; Imperfect3masculine singular יִסַּג Micah 2:6 (Ges^{§ 72dd}, but see below); 3 masculine plural יִמֹּ֫גוּ Psalm 35:4 3t., וַיִּסֹּ֫גוּ Psalm 78:57; Infinitive absolute נָסוֺג Isaiah 59:13; Participle plural נְסוֺגִים Zephaniah 1:6; Jeremiah 46:5; —

1 reflexive turn oneself away, turn back :

a. literally of Jonathan's bow 2 Samuel 1:22, with מִן (see HPS).

b. figurative = prove faithless (as

Qal): (1) of human friends, אָחוֺר ׳נס Jeremiah 38:22 (absolute); usually (2) ׳מֵאַחֲרֵי י ׳נס Zephaniah 1:6 compare Isaiah 59:13; so absolute Psalm 78:57 (+ בָּגַד), with אָחוֺר Isaiah 50:5 ("" מָרִיתִי), Psalm 44:19 ("" נָטָה מִן). — לֹא יִסַּג כְּלִמּוֺת Micah 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 ? Buhl^{Lex 13} conjecture, plausibly, יַשִּׂיג (√ נשׂג) disgrace shall not overtake us.

2 be truned or driven back, be repulsed, of ׳נs foes: + אָחוֺד Jeremiah 46:5; Isaiah 42:17; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 40:15 = Psalm 70:3Psalm 5.

Hiph`il 1. usually of displacing, moving back a boundary mark (גְּבוּ), Imperfect2masculine singular תַּסִּיג Deuteronomy 19:14, jussive תַּסֵג Proverbs 22:10; 3masculine plural יַשִּׂיגוּ Job 24:2 (שׂ for ס); Participle ׳מַסִּיג ג Deuteronomy 27:17, ׳מַסִּיגֵי ג Hosea 5:10.

2 remove carry away, valuables, to rescue them, jussive, 2masculine singular תַּסֵּג Micah 6:14 si vera lectio (on synt.see Dr^{§§ 152, 1. 2; 155 Obs.})

Hoph`al Perfect3masculine singular וְהֻסַּג אָחוֺר מִשְׁמָּט Isaiah 59:14 and justice is driven back ("" צְדָקָה מֵרָחוֺק תַּעֲמֹד).

סוג Ezekiel 22:18 see following.