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From A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Francis Brown, S.R. Driver, and Charles Briggs, based on the lexicon of Wilhelm Gesenius. Edited by Richard Whitaker (Princeton Theological Seminary). Text provided by Princeton Theological Seminary. A trio of eminent Old Testament scholars—Francis Brown, R. Driver, and Charles Briggs—spent over twenty years researching, writing, and...

backslide — Qal backslide, prove recreant to ˊי‍, c. מִן; so abs.; סוּג לֵב a backslider in heart. Niph. 1. refl. turn oneself away, turn back: a. lit. of Jonathan’s bow, c. מִן. b. fig. = prove faithless (as Qal): (1) of human friends, (abs.). 2. be truned or driven back, be repulsed, of ˊי‍’s foes. Hiph. 1. usu. of displacing, moving back a boundary mark (גְּבוּל). 2. remove, carry away, valuables, to rescue them, juss. Hoph. driven back.