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לוּשׁ H3888
H3888 is the Hebrew word לוּשׁ, transliterated lûwsh and said loosh. The King James Version most often renders it knead.
What it means
to knead.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: knead.
Verses using לוּשׁ
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 18:6 · KJV
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
1 Samuel 28:24 · KJV
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
2 Samuel 13:8 · KJV
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
Jeremiah 7:18 · KJV
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Hosea 7:4 · KJV
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3888 mean?
H3888 is the Hebrew word לוּשׁ (lûwsh), meaning to knead.
How is H3888 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it knead (2 times), kneaded (2 times), after he hath kneaded (1 time).
How many times does H3888 appear in the Bible?
לוּשׁ (lûwsh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3888 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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