פּוּגpûwg

grow numb

Pronunciation: poog · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6313

Meanings

Niph`al: I am benumbed and crushed (Psalms 38:9; Psalms 88:16)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 45:26 “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe it.
  • Psalms 38:8 I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.
  • Psalms 77:2 When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted.
  • Habakkuk 1:4 The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).