Pûwg — H6313

Definition

verb

to be sluggish

1. to grow numb, be feeble, be benumbed
1. (Qal) to be feeble
2. (Niphal) to be benumbed

Usually translated as

be feeble, be slacked, cease, faint

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• exístēmi (G1839)
• kakóō (G2559)

Occurrences

Pûwg occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Psalms (2), Habakkuk (1)

• Genesis 45:26 — And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted (וַיָּ֣פָג), for he believed them not.
• Psalms 38:8 — I am feeble (נְפוּג֣וֹתִי) and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
• Psalms 77:2 — In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased (תָפ֑וּג) not: my soul refused to be comforted.
• Habakkuk 1:4 — Therefore the law is slacked (תָּפ֣וּג), and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.