כָּזַב
kâzab · kaw-zab'
to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to cut, to sustain › the house, what is within
The open hand that covers that works to cut, to sustain of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּזַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
16 occurrences · 16 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that he should lie1 · 6%
- do not lie1 · 6%
- unto you if i lie1 · 6%
- me a liar1 · 6%
- should i lie1 · 6%
- of him is in vain1 · 6%
- and they lied1 · 6%
- that i will not lie1 · 6%
- are liars1 · 6%
- lies1 · 6%
- thee, and thou be found a liar1 · 6%
- that thou hast lied1 · 6%
- fail1 · 6%
- by your lying1 · 6%
- do lie1 · 6%
- and not lie1 · 6%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.