Strong's Hebrew · H3576
H3576 kâzab
כָּזַב
kaw-zab'
to lie
Looking for Greek G3576 nōthrós? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3576. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
kâzab appears 16 times in Scripture, including Numbers 23:19 and 2 Kings 4:16. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
In the King James Version
fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 16 times in Scripture
“If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?””
“In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!””
“Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?”
“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.””
“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?”
“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?”
“Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’”
“Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—”
“But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.”
“But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?”
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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).
