Definition
a primitive root; to be sluggish
Traditional renderings: cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked.
Traditional renderings: cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פּוּג:
- ἐξίστημιexistēmi“to amaze”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Genesis 45:26וַיָּ֣פָג · But Jacob was stunned“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
- Psalm 38:8נְפוּג֣וֹתִי · I am numbI am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
- Psalm 77:2תָפ֑וּג · did not grow wearyIn the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
- Habakkuk 1:4תָּפ֣וּג · is paralyzedTherefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.