Strong's Hebrew · H3538

H3538 kᵉdab

כְּדַב

ked-ab'

false

Looking for Greek G3538 níptō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3538. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

kᵉdab appears once in Scripture, in Daniel 2:9. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

false

In the King James Version

lying.

Derivation

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H3576 (כָּזַב);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Daniel 2:9

“If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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