What does שָׁנָה · ἀποστασία mean in the Bible?
שָׁנָה · ἀποστασία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those who promote instability or rebellion".
Hebrew · H8138, G646
שׁוֹנֶה
To fold , i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive) · defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy")
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שָׁנָהH8138to fold , i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)
ἀποστασίαG646defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy")
Pronunciationapostasía
Religious defection from faith, not merely political rebellion; abandonment of Christian truth commitment.
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שָׁנָה · ἀποστασία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those who promote instability or rebellion".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8138, G646?
H8138, G646 is connected to 22 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. those who promote instability or rebellion
Source Gloss
those who promote instability or rebellion
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 groups3Aligned forms13
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense10×
Participle activeEsth 1:7 · Esth 3:8 · Prov 24:21 · Prov 26:114×
Imperfect1Sam 26:8 · Job 29:22 · Neh 13:213×
Perfect2Sam 20:10 · Mal 3:62×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 18:341×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
Infinitive constructGen 41:321×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action2×
Participle activeJob 14:201×
ImperfectPs 89:351×
Word Origins
שׁוֹנֶה is a primitive root - no further derivation.