אַכְזָב
ʾakzāb
deceptive
Strong's H391AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 970b

אַכְזָב (ʾakzāb) is a Hebrew adjective meaning deceptive. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H391).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 970b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 970b)deceptive, disappointing; falsehood, treachery; liar, lie
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אַכְזָב adjective: deceptive, disappointing

Strong's H391 אַכְזָב: falsehood; by implication treachery
KJV:liar, lie.

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.

Root family 970: כָּזַב kāzab — lie, be a liar; tell a lie, disappoint, fail; deceive; liar, lying, be in vain

See it in Scripture

Jeremiah 15:18Micah 1:14

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