Strong's H5496 · Hebrew
סוּת
çûwth · /sooth/
Definition
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
KJV: entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.
Root / derivation: perhaps denominative from H7898 (שַׁיִת);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered סוּת across 18 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles4 verses
And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead. after: Heb. at the end of years
2 Chronicles 18:31And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
2 Chronicles 32:11Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
2 Chronicles 32:15Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
Job3 verses
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy: Heb. to swallow him up
Job 36:16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. that: Heb. the rest of thy table
Job 36:18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. deliver: Heb. turn thee aside
Jeremiah2 verses
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace
Jeremiah 43:3But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5496 (çûwth) mean?
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
How many times does H5496 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5496 (סוּת) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “moved.”
How is çûwth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5496 is rendered as “moved” (4×), “persuade” (3×), “on” (2×), “up” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word סוּת come from?
perhaps denominative from H7898 (שַׁיִת);