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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 Box Num 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:19 - God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - Delilah said to Shimshon, Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, Please, with which you might be bound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Delilah said to Shimshon, Hitherto you have mocked me, and told me lies: tell me with which you might be bound. He said to her, If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - He said, At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 - Now therefore be pleased to look at me, For surely I shall not lie to your face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - If it isn't so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar; My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 - Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied to him with their tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 - Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 - I said in my haste, "All men are liars."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A truthful witness will not lie, But a false witness pours out lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - Don't you add to his words, Lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - Of whom have you been afraid and in fear, that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven't I held my shalom even of long time, and you don't fear me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 - and the LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make strong your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters don't fail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: 'I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;' He would be the prophet of this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.
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