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Lexicon :: Strong's H3576 - kāzaḇ

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כָּזַב
Transliteration
kāzaḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-zab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 970

Strong’s Definitions

כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H3576 in the following manner: lie (11x), liar (3x), vain (1x), fail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H3576 in the following manner: lie (11x), liar (3x), vain (1x), fail (1x).

  1. to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail

    1. (Qal) liar (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be proven to be lying

    3. (Piel)

      1. to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive

      2. to disappoint, fail

    4. (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
STRONGS H3576: Abbreviations
[כָּזַב] verb lie, be a liar (Arabic bdb046901; Aramaic כְּדַב, bdb046902 id. chiefly Pa.; Late Hebrew כָּזַב) —
Qal Participle כָּלהָֿאָדָם כֹּזֵב Psalm 116:11 (compare כָּזָּב Psalm 62:10).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular תֹּחַלְתּוֺ נִכְזָ֑בָה Job 41:1 his hope has been made deceptive, i.e. been shewn to be so; 2rd person masculine singular consecutive וְנִכְזָ֑בְתָּ Proverbs 30:6 lest he convict thee and thou be proven a liar.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּזֵּב Micah 2:11; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַזֵּב Habakkuk 2:3; Proverbs 14:5; וִיכַזֵּב Numbers 23:19, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix כַזֶּבְכֶם (בְּ) Ezekiel 13:19; —
1. lie, tell a lie, absolute, Numbers 23:19 (JE), Micah 2:11; Job 6:28; Job 34:6; Proverbs 14:5; Isaiah 57:11; followed by לְ person lie to Ezekiel 13:9; Psalm 78:36; Psalm 89:36; followed by בְּ person tell a lie with, i.e. in intercourse, conversation with 2 Kings 4:16.
2. disappoint, fail, of a divine revelation Habakkuk 2:3; waters of a spring Isaiah 58:11.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַכְזִיבֵנִי Job 24:25 who will make me a liar? i.e. prove me to be so (compare Niph.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3538.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

23:19; 23:19

2 Kings

4:16

Job

6:28; 24:25; 34:6; 41:1

Psalms

62:10; 78:36; 89:36; 116:11

Proverbs

14:5; 14:5; 30:6

Isaiah

57:11; 58:11

Ezekiel

13:9; 13:19

Micah

2:11; 2:11

Habakkuk

2:3; 2:3

H3576

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Strong's Number H3576 matches the Hebrew כָּזַב (kāzaḇ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:19 - God is not as man to waver, nor as the son of man to be threatened; shall he say and not perform? shall he speak and not keep to his word?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast cheated me, and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith thou shalt be bound.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; tell me, I intreat thee, wherewith thou mayest be bound: and he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head with the web, and shouldest fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I be weak as another man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - And Elisaie said to her, At this time next year, as the season is, thou shalt be alive, and embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, do not lie to thy servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 - But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, and will make my words of no account?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - And he has erred in my judgment: my wound is severe without unrighteousness of mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 - (LXX 41:1) Hast thou not seen him? and hast thou not wondered at the things said of him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - (LXX 77:36) Yet they loved him only with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 - (LXX 88:36) Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 - (LXX 115:2) And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - Through dread of whom hast thou feared, and lied against me, and hast not remembered, nor [fn]considered me, nor regarded me, yea, though when I see thee I pass thee by, yet thou hast not feared me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 - and thy God shall be with thee continually, and thou shalt be satisfied according as thy soul desires; and thy bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain from which the water has not failed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - And they have dishonoured me before my people for a handful of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls which should not die, and to save alive the souls which should not live, while ye speak to a people hearing vain speeches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - ye have fled, no one pursuing you: thy spirit has framed falsehood, it has dropped on thee for wine and strong drink. But it shall come to pass, that out of the dropping of this people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the vision is yet for a time, and it shall shoot forth at the end, and not in vain: though he should tarry, wait for him; for he will surely come, and will not tarry.
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