לוּזlûwz
turn aside, depart
Pronunciation: looz · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3868
Meanings
Qal: depart (Proverbs 3:21)
Niph`al: devious, crooked (Proverbs 3:32; Isaiah 30:12; Proverbs 14:2)
Hiph`il: let them, not depart (Proverbs 4:21)
Same root
- לָוָהlâvâh · H3867properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
- לוּטlûwṭ · H3874to wrap up
- לוּןlûwn · H3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- לְזוּתlᵉzûwth · H3891perverseness
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Proverbs 2:15 Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.
- Proverbs 3:21 My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them,
- Proverbs 3:32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.
- Proverbs 4:21 Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
- Proverbs 14:2 Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him.
- Isaiah 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,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).