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Strong's H5496 סוּת (cuth)

Cuth means “entice” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5496 — cheiragogeo (“lead by the hand”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5496
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 18
Books 12

Strong's H5496 Quick Answer

Strong's H5496 סוּת (cuwth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cuwth (sooth) v. 1. (properly) to prick 2. (figuratively) stimulate It has 18 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include persuade and entice. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
cuwth (sooth) v. 1. (properly) to prick 2. (figuratively) stimulate
Usage
18 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
persuade and entice

Meaning and Definition

cuwth (sooth) v. 1. (properly) to prick 2. (figuratively) stimulate 3. (by implication) to seduce [perhaps denominative from H7898] KJV: entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away. Root(s): H7898

Original Word
סוּת
Transliteration
cuwth
Derivation
Root: סות First root strongs: 7898
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5496. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to incite

Usage: 1) to incite, allure, instigate, entice 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to incite (to a request) 1a2) to allure, lure 1a3) to instigate (bad sense)

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How Strong's H5496 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cuwth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

persuade 2 Chronicles 32:11 entice Deuteronomy 13:6

How Strong's H5496 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5496 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5496 in the Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 13:6 KJV

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Joshua 15:18 KJV

And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

Judges 1:14 KJV

And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

Usage Excerpts

First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5496.

Deuteronomy 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
Joshua 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
Judges 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
1 Samuel 26:19 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
2 Samuel 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
1 Kings 21:25 Old Testament, KJV
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
2 Kings 18:32 Old Testament, KJV
Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
1 Chronicles 21:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
2 Chronicles 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.
2 Chronicles 18:31 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
2 Chronicles 32:11 Old Testament, KJV
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
2 Chronicles 32:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
Job 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 36:16 Old Testament, KJV
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
Job 36:18 Old Testament, KJV
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Isaiah 36:18 Old Testament, KJV
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, the LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Jeremiah 38:22 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
Jeremiah 43:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5496, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5496 FAQ

What does cuth (סוּת) mean?

Cuth (Strong's H5496) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "entice". cuwth (sooth) v. 1. (properly) to prick 2. (figuratively) stimulate

How many times is cuth (סוּת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H5496 across 12 books.

Where can I study cuth (סוּת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5496 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cuth (סוּת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as persuade and entice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.