סִיגçîyg

Meanings

Same root

• סוּגçûwg · H5472properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

• Psalms 119:119 You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!
• Proverbs 25:4 Remove the impurities from silver, and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
• Proverbs 26:23 Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
• Isaiah 1:22 Once like pure silver, you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, you are now like watered-down wine.
• Isaiah 1:25 I will raise my fist against you. I will melt you down and skim off your slag. I will remove all your impurities.
• Ezekiel 22:18 “Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over—a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead.