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Lexicon :: Strong's H3868 - lûz

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לוּז
Transliteration
lûz
Pronunciation
looz
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1090

Strong’s Definitions

לוּז lûwz, looz; a primitive root; (compare H3867, H3874 and H3885) to turn aside, i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse:—depart, froward, perverse(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H3868 in the following manner: froward (2x), depart (2x), perverse (1x), perverseness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H3868 in the following manner: froward (2x), depart (2x), perverse (1x), perverseness (1x).

  1. to depart, turn aside

    1. (Qal) to depart

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to go wrong, go crooked

      2. devious, perverse (participle)

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to be lost from view

      2. to become devious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לוּז lûwz, looz; a primitive root; (compare H3867, H3874 and H3885) to turn aside, i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse:—depart, froward, perverse(-ness).
STRONGS H3868: Abbreviations
† [לוּז] verb (in poetry, mostly Wisdom Literature) turn aside, depart (Late Hebrew Niph., Hiph.; Arabic bdb053103 have recourse to, take refuge in); —
Qal Imperfect מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ אַליָֿלֻזוּ Proverbs 3:21 let them not (i.e. sound wisdom, etc., si vera lectio, compare VB) depart from thine eyes (see Hiph.).
Niph. Participle נָלוֺז Proverbs 3:32; Isaiah 30:12; construct נְלוֺז Proverbs 14:2; pluralנְלוֺזִים Proverbs 2:15; — figurative, devious, crooked, בְּמַעְגְּלֹתָם נ׳ Proverbs 2:15 ׅ || (עִקְּשִׁים; דְּרָכָיו נ׳ Proverbs 14:2; as substantive of person Proverbs 3:32; of course of action Isaiah 30:12 ׅ || (עשֶׁק, i.e. crookedness = craftiness, cunning, compare De Che Di.
Hiph. Imperfect אַליַֿלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ Proverbs 4:21 (subject דְּבָרַי let them [my words] not depart (on form see Ges§ 72 R. 9) from thine eyes (strictly, let them not practise, exhibit, deviation, direct causative, Köi. 205).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

2:15; 2:15; 3:21; 3:32; 3:32; 4:21; 14:2; 14:2

Isaiah

30:12; 30:12

H3868

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3868 matches the Hebrew לוּז (lûz),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:15 - Their actions are crooked,
and their ways are wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:21 - My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment.
Hang on to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32 - Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:21 - Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - Those who follow the right path fear the LORD;
those who take the wrong path despise him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:
“Because you despise what I tell you
and trust instead in oppression and lies,
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