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Psalms 58:4

“Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

זוּרzûwr · zoor
H2114 · Hebrew

Definition: to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).
Grammar: זֹ֣רוּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
Code HVqp3cp
Usage: Occurs 77 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 29:33 Exodus 30:9 Exodus 30:33 Leviticus 10:1 Leviticus 22:10

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זוּר here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.