סוּת
sut
“to incite”
Definition
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
perhaps denominative from H7898 (שַׁיִת);
- to incite, allure, instigate, entice 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to incite (to a request) 1a2) to allure, lure 1a3) to instigate (bad sense)
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
סוּת appears 17 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.
So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”
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