כָּזַב

ka.zavto lieHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb16 occurrences9 books16 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Numbers 23:19וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב · that He should lie
    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  2. 2 Kings 4:16תְּכַזֵּ֖ב · lie
    And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
  3. Job 6:28אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ · Would I lie
    But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
  4. Job 24:25יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי · can prove me a liar
    If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
  5. Job 34:6אֲכַזֵּ֑ב · Would I lie
    Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
  6. Job 41:9נִכְזָ֑בָה · is false
    Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?
  7. Psalm 78:36יְכַזְּבוּ־ · and lied
    But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
  8. Psalm 89:35אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ · lie
    Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
  9. Psalm 116:11כֹּזֵֽב׃ · [are] liars
    In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
  10. Proverbs 14:5יְכַזֵּ֑ב · deceive
    An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
  11. Proverbs 30:6וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃פ · and prove you a liar
    Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
  12. Isaiah 57:11תְכַזֵּ֔בִי · you lied
    Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
  13. Isaiah 58:11יְכַזְּב֖וּ · fail
    The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
  14. Ezekiel 13:19בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔ם · By lying
    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
  15. Micah 2:11כִּזֵּ֔ב · and say
    If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
  16. Habakkuk 2:3יְכַזֵּ֑ב · lie
    For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.