ʻâzab — H5800

H5800 · Hebrew — עזב

Pronunciation: aw-zab'

Definition

verb

  1. to leave, loose, forsake
    1. (Qal) to leave
      1. to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone
      2. to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise
      3. to let loose, set free, let go, free
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to be left to
      2. to be forsaken
    3. (Pual) to be deserted
  2. to restore, repair
    1. (Qal) to repair

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

Usually translated as

forsake, leave, help, fortify, commit self, fail, refuse, surely

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻâzab occurs 215 times in 206 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (10), Exodus (3), Leviticus (3), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (5), Judges (6), Ruth (4), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (12), 2 Kings (11), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (20), Ezra (3), Nehemiah (9), Job (8), Psalms (22), Proverbs (11), Isaiah (21), Jeremiah (23), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (7), Daniel (1), Hosea (1), Jonah (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1)