שׂוּט sûwṭ — to detrude, i.e. (intransitively and figuratively) become derelict (wrongly practise

pronounced soot · Strong's H7750 · 1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as turn aside to.

or (by permutation) סוּט; a primitive root; to detrude, i.e. (intransitively and figuratively) become derelict (wrongly practise; namely, idolatry).

sûwṭ in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 1×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1

וְשָׂטֵ֥י Ps 40:5 Participle (active), masculine plural

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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