H8286 H8286
Serug; a descendant of Peleg and ancestor of Abraham in the patriarchal genealogy
Serug is a proper name in the genealogy linking Shem to Abraham. He appears as the son of Reu and father of Nahor in Genesis 11:20-23, and again in the Chronicler's compressed lineage (1 Chr 1:26). The name possibly derives from a root meaning 'branch' or 'tendril,' and the LXX renders it as Serouch. All translations — English, Spanish, French, and German — consistently transliterate the name as 'Serug,' reflecting its stable transmission across manuscript traditions.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name Serug, a patriarch in the line from Shem to Abraham. All five occurrences appear in genealogical lists: four in the Toledoth of Shem (Gen 11:20-23) and one in the Chronicler's summary (1 Chr 1:26). The LXX form Serouch and uniform transliteration across English, Spanish, French, and German as 'Serug' attest to the name's stable transmission. Possibly related to a root meaning 'branch' or 'shoot.' 5×
AR["سَروج", "سَرُوجَ", "سَرُوجُ"]·ben["সরূগ"]·DE["Serug", "[שרוג]"]·EN["Serug"]·FR["Serug", "[שרוג]"]·heb["שרוג"]·HI["सरूग", "सेरुग"]·ID["Serug"]·IT["Serug", "[שרוג]"]·jav["Sérug"]·KO["스룩", "스룩은"]·PT["Serug"]·RU["Серуг", "Серуга"]·ES["Serug"]·SW["Serugi"]·TR["Serug", "Serug'u"]·urd["سروج"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שְׂרוּג n.pr.m. descendant (i.e. younger branch) of Peleg Gn 11:20, 21, 22, 23 1 Ch 1:26; Σερουχ (𝔊L Ch Σερουγ).