כָּזַב
kāzab
lie
Strong's H3576VerbHebrewTWOT 970

כָּזַב (kāzab) is a Hebrew verb meaning lie. It appears 18 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3576).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 970)

Range of meaning (TWOT 970)lie, be a liar; tell a lie, disappoint, fail; deceive; liar, lying, be in vain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כָּזַב verb: lie, be a liar

Strong's H3576 כָּזַב: to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
KJV:fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Numbers 23:19Judges 16:102 Kings 4:16

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