Çârâh — H5627

Definition

feminine noun

apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission

1. apostasy, defection, turning aside, withdrawal
1. defection (of moral or legal offenses)
2. apostasy
3. withdrawal (negated)

Usually translated as

rebellion, revolt, revolted, turn away, wrong, continual

Origin

from H5493

• Derived from Çûwr (H5493)

Greek equivalents

• anomía (G458)
• ánomos (G459)
• asébeia (G763)

Occurrences

Çârâh occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (2)

• Deuteronomy 13:5 — And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away (סָ֠רָה) from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
• Deuteronomy 19:16 — If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong (סָרָֽה);
• Isaiah 1:5 — Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt (סָרָ֑ה) more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
• Isaiah 14:6 — He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke (סָרָ֑ה), he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
• Isaiah 31:6 — Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted (סָרָ֖ה).
• Isaiah 59:13 — In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt (וְסָרָ֔ה), conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
• Jeremiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion (סָרָ֥ה) against the LORD.
• Jeremiah 29:32 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion (סָרָ֥ה) against the LORD.