מוּג

mûwg · Hebrew · Strong's H4127 · 17 occurrences

The KJV renders 18 different Hebrew and Greek words as “faint”

What it means

to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

consume, dissolve, faint, melt, make soft

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“faint”

also renders kámnō (G2577), ekkakéō (G1573), eklýō (G1590), dâveh (H1739), davvây (H1742), yâgaʻ (H3021), yâʻaph (H3286), yâʻêph (H3287), lâʼâh (H3811), mâçaç (H4549), nâçaç (H5263), ʻâṭaph (H5848), ʻâyêph (H5889), pûwg (H6313), rak (H7390), râkak (H7401), râphâh (H7503)

“consume”

also renders dapanáō (G1159), katanalískō (G2654), analískō (G355), bâlâh (H1086), gâzal (H1497), châçal (H2628), çûwph (H5487), çâphâh (H5595), tsâmath (H6789), râphâh (H7503), shᵉmad (H8046), tâmam (H8552)

“melt”

also renders tḗkō (G5080), lýō (G3089), dâlaph (H1811), mâçaç (H4549), nâzal (H5140), nâthak (H5413), tsâraph (H6884), temeç (H8557)

“dissolve”

also renders katalýō (G2647), lýō (G3089), shᵉrêʼ (H8271)

“make soft”

also renders râkak (H7401)

Where it appears

17 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Samuel 14:16 HVNp3msAmos 9:5 HC/Vqw3fsAmos 9:13 HVri3fpExodus 15:15 HVNp3cpEzekiel 21:15 HR/VqcIsaiah 14:31 HVNaIsaiah 64:7 HC/Vqw2ms/Sp1cpJeremiah 49:23 HVNp3cpJob 30:22 HC/Voi2ms/Sp1csJoshua 2:9 HVNp3cpJoshua 2:24 HVNp3cpNahum 1:5 HVrp3cpNahum 2:6 HVNp3msPsalm 46:6 HVqi3fsPsalm 65:10 HVoi2ms/Sp3fsPsalm 75:3 HVNrmpaPsalm 107:26 HVri3fs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.