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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 - non est Deus quasi homo ut mentiatur nec ut filius hominis ut mutetur dixit ergo et non faciet locutus est et non implebit

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - dixitque ad eum Dalila ecce inlusisti mihi et falsum locutus es saltim nunc indica quo ligari debeas

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - dixitque Dalila rursum ad eum usquequo decipis me et falsum loqueris ostende quo vinciri debeas si inquit septem crines capitis mei cum licio plexueris et clavum his circumligatum terrae fixeris infirmus ero

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - dixit ad eam in tempore isto et in hac eadem hora si vita comes fuerit habebis in utero filium at illa respondit noli quaeso domine mi vir Dei noli mentiri ancillae tuae

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 - verumtamen quod coepistis explete praebete aurem et videte an mentiar

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - quod si non est ita quis me potest arguere esse mentitum et ponere ante Deum verba mea

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - in iudicando enim me mendacium est violenta sagitta mea absque ullo peccato

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 - [Vulgate 40:28] ecce spes eius frustrabitur eum et videntibus cunctis praecipitabitur

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - [Vulgate 77:36] et lactaverunt eum in ore suo et lingua sua mentiti sunt ei

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 - [Vulgate 88:36] semel iuravi in sancto meo ne David mentiar

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 - [Vulgate 115:11] ego dixi in stupore meo omnis homo mendacium

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - testis fidelis non mentietur profert mendacium testis dolosus

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - ne addas quicquam verbis illius et arguaris inveniarisque mendax

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - pro quo sollicita timuisti quia mentita es et mei non es recordata neque cogitasti in corde tuo quia ego tacens et quasi non videns et mei oblita es

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 - et requiem tibi dabit Dominus semper et implebit splendoribus animam tuam et ossa tua liberabit et eris quasi hortus inriguus et sicut fons aquarum cuius non deficient aquae

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - et violabant me ad populum meum propter pugillum hordei et fragmen panis ut interficerent animas quae non moriuntur et vivificarent animas quae non vivunt mentientes populo meo credenti mendaciis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - utinam non essem vir habens spiritum et mendacium potius loquerer stillabo tibi in vinum et in ebrietatem et erit super quem stillatur populus iste

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - quia adhuc visus procul et apparebit in finem et non mentietur si moram fecerit expecta illum quia veniens veniet et non tardabit
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