לוּז H3868

H3868 is the Hebrew word לוּז, transliterated lûwz and said looz. The King James Version most often renders it froward.

Word: לוּזTransliteration: lûwzSaid: loozLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse.

a primitive root; (compare H3867 (לָוָה), H3874 (לוּט) and H3885 (לוּן)).

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

froward 2×depart 2×perverse 1×perverseness 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: depart, froward, perverse(-ness).

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

What does Strong's H3868 mean?

H3868 is the Hebrew word לוּז (lûwz), meaning to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse.

How is H3868 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it froward (2 times), depart (2 times), perverse (1 time), perverseness (1 time).

How many times does H3868 appear in the Bible?

לוּז (lûwz) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3868 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; (compare H3867 (לָוָה), H3874 (לוּט) and H3885 (לוּן)).