fail, be found a, make a liar, lie, lying, be in vain
A primitive root; to lie (i.e. Deceive), literally or figuratively -- fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
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כָּזַב]
verblie, be a liar (Arabic
; Aramaic
כְּדַב,
id. chiefly Pa`el; Late Hebrew
כָּזַב) —
QalParticipleכָּלהָֿאָדָם כֹּזֵבPsalm 116:11 (compare כָּזָּבPsalm 62:10).
Niph`alPerfect3feminine singular תֹּחַלְתּוֺ נִכְזָ֑בָהJob 41:1his hope has been made deceptive, i.e. been shewn to be so; 2 masculine singular consecutive וְנִכְזָ֑בְתָּProverbs 30:6 lest he convict thee and thou be proven a liar.
Pi`elPerfect3masculine singular כִּזֵּבMicah 2:11; Imperfect3masculine singular יְכַזֵּבHabakkuk 2:3; Proverbs 14:5; וִיכַזֵּבNumbers 23:19, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix כַזֶּבְכֶם (בְּ) Ezekiel 13:19; —
1lie, 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 toEzekiel 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.
2disappoint, fail, of a divine revelation Habakkuk 2:3; waters of a spring Isaiah 58:11.
Hiph`ilImperfect3masculine singular suffix יַכְזִיבֵנִיJob 24:25 who will make me a liar? i.e. prove me to be so (compare Niph`al)
Strong's Hebrew: 3576. כָּזַב (kazab) — 18 Occurrences
Numbers 23:19
HEB:אִ֥ישׁ אֵל֙ וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב וּבֶן־ אָדָ֖ם
NAS: is not a man, that He should lie, Nor
KJV: [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son
INT: A man God lie A son of man
Judges 16:10
HEB:וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י כְּזָבִ֑ים עַתָּה֙ הַגִּֽידָה־
INT: and told about fail now tell
Judges 16:13
HEB:וַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלַי֙ כְּזָבִ֔ים הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֔י
INT: and told about fail tell how
2 Kings 4:16
HEB:הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אַל־ תְּכַזֵּ֖ב בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: of God, do not lie to your maidservant.
KJV: of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
INT: of God No lie to your maidservant
Job 6:28
HEB:פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם אִם־ אֲכַזֵּֽב׃
NAS: at me, And [see] if I lie to your face.
KJV: upon me; for [it is] evident unto you if I lie.
INT: your face and if lie
Job 24:25
HEB:אֵ֭פוֹ מִ֣י יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְ֝אַ֗ל
NAS: who can prove me a liar, And make
KJV: who will make me a liar, and make
INT: so who prove and make nay
Job 34:6
HEB:עַל־ מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י אֲכַזֵּ֑ב אָנ֖וּשׁ חִצִּ֣י
NAS:Should I lie concerning my right?
KJV:Should I lie against my right?
INT: concerning adversary lie is incurable archer
Job 41:9
HEB:הֵן־ תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־
NAS: your expectation is FALSE; Will you be laid low
KJV: Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down
INT: Behold your expectation is false even nay
Psalm 78:36
HEB:בְּפִיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗ם יְכַזְּבוּ־ לֽוֹ׃
NAS: Him with their mouth And lied to Him with their tongue.
KJV: him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
INT: their mouth their tongue and lied
Psalm 89:35
HEB:אִֽם־ לְדָוִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃
NAS: by My holiness; I will not lie to David.
KJV: by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
INT: lo to David lie
Psalm 116:11
HEB:כָּֽל־ הָאָדָ֥ם כֹּזֵֽב׃
NAS: All men are liars.
KJV: in my haste, All men [are] liars.
INT: All men are liars
Proverbs 14:5
HEB:אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים
NAS: witness will not lie, But a false
KJV: witness will utter lies.
INT: A trustworthy will not lie utters lies
Proverbs 30:6
HEB:יוֹכִ֖יחַ בְּךָ֣ וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פ
NAS: He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.
KJV: lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
INT: Or will reprove will be proved
Isaiah 57:11
HEB:וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּ֣י תְכַזֵּ֔בִי וְאוֹתִי֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: When you lied, and did not remember
KJV: or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered
INT: and fearful When lied Nor remember
Isaiah 58:11
HEB:אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ יְכַזְּב֖וּ מֵימָֽיו׃
NAS: whose waters do not fail.
KJV: of water, whose waters fail not.
INT: whose not fail waters
Ezekiel 13:19
HEB:לֹא־ תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔ם לְעַמִּ֖י שֹׁמְעֵ֥י
NAS: should not live, by your lying to My people
KJV: that should not live, by your lying to my people
INT: not alive your lying to my people listen
Micah 2:11
HEB:ר֙וּחַ֙ וָשֶׁ֣קֶר כִּזֵּ֔ב אַטִּ֣ף לְךָ֔
NAS: and falsehood Had told lies [and said], 'I will speak
KJV: and falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy
INT: wind and falsehood had told will speak wine
Habakkuk 2:3
HEB:לַקֵּ֖ץ וְלֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב אִם־ יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙
NAS: toward the goal and it will not fail. Though
KJV: it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry,
INT: the goal and it will not fail Though tarries
; Aramaic כְּדַב, 
id. chiefly Pa`el; Late Hebrew כָּזַב) —