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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #3576 - כָּזַב
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2253) bzk (כזב KZB) AC: Lie CO: Lie AB: ?: Vain words spoken to deceive, cause failure or disappoint. What does not function in the capacity that it was meant to.
V) bzk (כזב KZB) - Lie: KJV (16): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel, Participle) lie, liar, vain, fail - Strongs: H3576 (כָּזַב)
Nm) bzk (כזב KZB) - Lie: KJV (31): lie, liar, leasing, deceitful, false - Strongs: H3577 (כָּזָב)
ef1) ebzik (כיזבה KYZBH) - Lying: [Aramaic only] [df: hbdk] KJV (1): lying - Strongs: H3538 (כְּדַב)
nm ) bzka (אכזב AKZB) - Lie: KJV (2): lie, liar - Strongs: H391 (אַכְזָב)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
כָּזַב in Kal part. כֹּזֵב Psalms 116:11 of more frequent occurrence in
Piel כִּזֵּב to lie, Job 6:28, 34:6 Proverbs 14:5. (Arab. كذب.) Followed by לְ to lie to any one, to deceive him. Psalms 78:36, 89:36, “shall I lie unto David?” i.e. break my fidelity (comp. Numbers 23:19). Ezekiel 13:19, followed by בְּ id. 2 Kings 4:16. Metaph. applied to water quickly drying up and disappointing the traveller, comp. אַכְזָב.
Hiphil, to reprove of lying, to convict of falsehood, Job 24:25.
Niphal, pass. of Hiphil, to be proved false, or deceitful, Job 41:1.
The derivatives follow, except אַכְזָב, אַכְזִיב.
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13