Strong's Lexicon

H3576

H3576 — כָּזַב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewkazabverbOccurrences: 18TWOT: 970

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3576
Word:	כָּזַב
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	18
Transliteration:	kazab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kaw-zab'
Meaning:	1. to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
KJV Renderings:	fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

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BDB3975

[כָּזַב] verb lie, be a liar (Arabic [untranscribed source text 2487]; Aramaic כְּדַב, [untranscribed source text 2488] id. chiefly Pa`el; Late Hebrew כָּזַב) —

Qal Participle כָּלהָֿאָדָם כֹּזֵב Ps 116:11 (compare כָּזָּב Ps 62:10).

Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular תֹּחַלְתּוֺ נִכְזָ֑בָה Job 41:1 his hope has been made deceptive, i.e. been shewn to be so; 2 masculine singular consecutive וְנִכְזָ֑בְתָּ Prov 30:6 lest he convict thee and thou be proven a liar.

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular כִּזֵּב Mic 2:11 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְכַזֵּב Hab 2:3; Prov 14:5 וִיכַזֵּב Num 23:19 , etc.; Infinitive construct suffix כַזֶּבְכֶם (בְּ) Ezek 13:19 —

1. lie, tell a lie, absolute, Num 23:19 ( J E ), Mic 2:11; Job 6:28; Job 34:6; Prov 14:5; Isa 57:11 followed by לְ person lie to Ezek 13:9 ; Ps 78:36; Ps 89:36 followed by בְּ person tell a lie with, i.e. in intercourse, conversation with 2Kgs 4:16.

2. disappoint, fail, of a divine revelation Hab 2:3 waters of a spring Isa 58:11.

Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יַכְזִיבֵנִי Job 24:25 who will make me a liar? i.e. prove me to be so (compare Niph`al)

BDB9604

[כְּדַב] adjective false ( ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew כזב); — feminine singular absolute מִלָּה כִדְבָה Dan 2:9 ( > noun appositive K¹⁷⁵ M^{66 *#168};).

כְּ דִי see דִּי .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כזב (kah-zav’)

Psalms 116:11

KJV: I said in my haste, All men are liars.

EHCC: 1 said in my haste, All men (are) liars,

Job 41:9

KJV: Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

EHCC: (1). the hope of him is in vain:

Proverbs 30:6

KJV: Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

EHCC: and thou be found a liar,

Micah 2:11

KJV: If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.walking…: or, walk with the wind, and lie falsely

EHCC: walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie,

Ezekiel 13:19

KJV: And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

EHCC: by your lying to my people

Numbers 23:19

KJV: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

EHCC: God (is) not a man, that he should lie;

2 Kings 4:16

KJV: And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.season: Heb. set time

EHCC: do not lie unto thine handmaid.

Job 6:28

KJV: Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.evident…: Heb. before your face

EHCC: evident unto you if J lie.

Psalms 78:36

KJV: Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

EHCC: they lied unto him with their tongues,

Proverbs 14:5

KJV: A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

EHCC: A faithful witness will not lie:

Isaiah 57:11

KJV: And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

EHCC: thou hast lied, and hast not remembered

Habakkuk 2:3

KJV: For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

EHCC: it speak, and not lie: