סוּר
sur
degenerate
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data provided, the word "sur" (H5494) in Hebrew carries a meaning of "degenerate". This suggests that it describes someone or something that has fallen away from a previous state or standard. The word occurs only twice in the Bible, indicating it has a limited range of usage. The scarcity of occurrences implies that "sur" may be a strong or intense term, used to emphasize the extent of moral or spiritual decline. Its limited use might also suggest that the concept of degeneracy is not central to overall biblical vocabulary, but is instead invoked to make a specific point or comment on a particular individual's behavior. The focus on moral or spiritual decline implies that the word "sur" is not limited to physical or material degeneration. Instead, it encompasses a broader meaning related to human values, ethics, and relationship with God or other people.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Yet I had planted you a noble vine, a pure and faithful seed. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?
Jeremiah 17:13Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be disappointed. Those who depart from me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Yahweh, the spring of living waters.