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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 H3576,

Nor a son of man, that He should repent;

Has He said, and will He not do it?

Or has He spoken, and will He not establish it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 -

Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now please tell me [fn]how you may be bound.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

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Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me [fn]how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web [fn][and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - Then he said, “At this season [fn]next year you will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God, do not lie H3576 to your servant-woman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 -

“So now be willing to face me,

And see if I lie H3576 to your face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 -

“Now if it is not so, who can prove H3576 me a H3576 liar H3576,

And make my speech worthless?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 -

[fn]Should I lie H3576 concerning my justice?

My [fn]wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 -

“[fn]Behold, [fn]his expectation is H3576 a H3576 lie H3576;

Will [fn]he be laid low even at the sight of it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 -

But they deceived Him with their mouth

And lied H3576 to Him with their tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 -

“[fn]Once I have sworn by My holiness;

I will not lie H3576 to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 -

I said in my alarm,

“All men are liars H3576.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 -

A faithful witness will not lie H3576,

But a false witness breathes out lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:6

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Do not add to His words

Lest He reprove you, and you be proved H3576 a H3576 liar H3576.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 -

“Of whom were you anxious and fearful

When you lied H3576 and did not remember Me,

Nor even put Me upon your heart?

Was I not silent even for a long time

So you do not fear Me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 -

“And Yahweh will continually guide you,

And satisfy your soul in scorched places,

And fortify your bones;

And you will be like a watered garden,

And like a spring of water whose waters do not [fn]fail H3576.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - “For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death souls who should not die and to keep other souls alive who should not live, by your lying H3576 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 after wind and lying

Had acted H3576 falsely H3576 and said,

‘I will speak, dripping out words to you concerning wine and liquor,’

He would be one who drips out words as a spokesman to 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;

It pants toward its end, and it will not [fn]lie H3576.

Though it tarries, wait for it;

For it will certainly come; it will not delay.

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