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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שָׁנָה H8138 to fold , i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)
ἀποστασία G646 defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy")
Pronunciation apostasía
Religious defection from faith, not merely political rebellion; abandonment of Christian truth commitment.
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What does שׁוֹנֶה (shoneh) mean in the Bible?
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 13
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 10×
Participle active Esth 1:7 · Esth 3:8 · Prov 24:21 · Prov 26:11 4×
Imperfect 1Sam 26:8 · Job 29:22 · Neh 13:21 3×
Perfect 2Sam 20:10 · Mal 3:6 2×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:34 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Infinitive construct Gen 41:32 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Participle active Job 14:20 1×
Imperfect Ps 89:35 1×
Word Origins
שׁוֹנֶה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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