Kâzab — H3576

H3576 · Hebrew — כזב

Pronunciation: kaw-zab'

Definition

verb

to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively

  1. to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
    1. (Qal) liar (participle)
    2. (Niphal) to be proven to be lying
    3. (Piel)
      1. to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive
      2. to disappoint, fail
    4. (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

Usually translated as

lie, liar, fail, lying, be in vain

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kâzab occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Judges (1), 2 Kings (1), Job (4), Psalms (3), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Micah (1), Habakkuk (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K