כָּזָב
ka.zav
“lie”
Definition
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
from H3576 (כָּזַב);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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H:N-M
Occurrences
כָּזָב appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Judah, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they reject the Law of the LORDand fail to keep His statutes;they are led astray by the liesin which their fathers walked.
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Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me!Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me!Though I would redeem them,they speak lies against Me.
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.”He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man. ”
A false witness will not go unpunished,and one who pours out lies will perish.
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