Luz לוּז
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| לוּז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | luz |
| Strong's number | H3868 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be devious |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (5) |
Luz (Hebrew לוּז, Strong's H3868) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be devious”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to depart, turn aside
1a) (Qal) to depart
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to go wrong, go crooked
1b2) devious, perverse (participle)
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to be lost from view
1c2) to become devious
1a) (Qal) to depart
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to go wrong, go crooked
1b2) devious, perverse (participle)
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to be lost from view
1c2) to become devious
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | froward (2), depart (2), perverse (1), perverseness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lose (2), are devious (1), perverse (1), one who is devious (1), deceit (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Luz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 2:15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
- Proverbs 3:21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
- Proverbs 3:32For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
- Proverbs 4:21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
- Proverbs 14:2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:12Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).