Kazav כָּזַב
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| כָּזַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kazav |
| Strong's number | H3576 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to lie |
| Occurrences | 16 in 16 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (4) |
Kazav (Hebrew כָּזַב, Strong's H3576) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to lie”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
1a) (Qal) liar (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive
1c2) to disappoint, fail
1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar
1a) (Qal) liar (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive
1c2) to disappoint, fail
1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lie (7), liar (2), lied (2), vain (1), liars (1), lies (1), fail (1), lying (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lie (3), would i lie (2), he should lie (1), can prove me a liar (1), is false (1), lied (1), liars (1), deceive (1), prove you a liar (1), you lied (1), fail (1), lying (1), and 1 other rendering |
Verses
Every verse with Kazav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 23:19God 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?God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 4:16And 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.And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
Job
- Job 6:28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
- Job 24:25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
- Job 34:6Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
- Job 41:9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?
Psalms
- Psalm 78:36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
- Psalm 89:35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
- Psalm 116:11I said in my haste, All men are liars.In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
Proverbs
- Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
- Proverbs 30:6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 57:11And 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?Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
- Isaiah 58:11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 13:19And 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?You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
Micah
- Micah 2:11If 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.If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 2:3For 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.For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).