Kôzᵉbîy — H3579

Definition

feminine proper noun

Cozbi, a Midianitess

1. Cozbi = "my lie"
2. a daughter of Zur, a chief of the Midianites, who was slain by Phinehas because of her adultery

Usually translated as

Cozbi

Origin

from H3576; false

• Derived from Kâzab (H3576)

Occurrences

Kôzᵉbîy occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2)

• Numbers 25:15 — And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi (כָּזְבִּ֣י), the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
• Numbers 25:18 — For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi (כָּזְבִּ֨י), the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.