ס֣וּרוּ

𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤅

çûwr

turn aside

To turn aside, go away, depart, or remove from a place, person, way, or state—sometimes with the sense of avoiding, rejecting, or ceasing; also to remove someone or something, or to cause to turn aside or depart. The term is used both literally (physical movement or removal) and figuratively (withdrawal, removal from status or relationship, abandonment of conduct or commitment).

H5493

Genesis 19:2 · Word #5

Lexicon H5493

Lemmaסוּר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤎𐤅𐤓
Transliterationçûwr
Strong'sH5493
DefinitionTo turn aside, go away, depart, or remove from a place, person, way, or state—sometimes with the sense of avoiding, rejecting, or ceasing; also to remove someone or something, or to cause to turn aside or depart. The term is used both literally (physical movement or removal) and figuratively (withdrawal, removal from status or relationship, abandonment of conduct or commitment).

Morphology HVqv2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseturn aside

SIBI-P1 Translation H5493-32

Turn aside

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural calls for a direct command to multiple male addressees. "Turn aside" preserves the root sense of deviating or departing from a course without adding contextual nuance.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Turn aside

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 is accurate for the imperative sense of the verb in this situational context.