What does לוּז · σκολιός mean in the Bible?
לוּז · σκολιός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "crooked, twisted, morally distorted".
Hebrew · H3868, G4646
נָלוֹז
To turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart , (figuratively) be perverse · crooked
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לוּז H3868 to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart , (figuratively) be perverse
σκολιός G4646 crooked
Pronunciation skoliós
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What does נָלוֹז (naloz) mean in the Bible?
לוּז · σκολιός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "crooked, twisted, morally distorted".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3868, G4646?
H3868, G4646 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. crooked, twisted, morally distorted
Source Gloss
crooked, twisted, morally distorted
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Jussive Prov 3:21 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active Prov 3:32 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Jussive Prov 4:21 1×
Word Origins
נָלוֹז is built from these roots:
לוּט H3874
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain