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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 - men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:21 - My son, do not lose sight of these—
keep sound wisdom and discretion,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32 - for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD,
but the upright are in his confidence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:21 - Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“Because you despise this word
and trust in oppression and perverseness
and rely on them,
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