What does אָזַל mean in the Bible?
אָזַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to go away , hence, to disappear".
Hebrew · H235
אָזַל
To go away , hence, to disappear
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אָזַלH235
What does אָזַל mean in the Bible?
אָזַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to go away , hence, to disappear".
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How does the BSB render H235?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is gone (2), but on the way out (1), disappears (1).
Where does אָזַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (1), Job (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itis gone2×Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Samuel 9:7
but on the way out1×Proverbs 20:14
disappears1×Job 14:11
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:36אָ֣זְלַתtois goneVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1 Samuel 9:7אָזַ֣לtois goneVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularJob 14:11אָֽזְלוּ־todisappearsVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralProverbs 20:14וְאֹזֵ֥לtobut on the way outConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:36
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Deuteronomy11 Samuel1Job1Proverbs1
Source forms
אָזַ֣ל1x’ā·zal1 Samuel 9:7
אָֽזְלוּ־1x’ā·zə·lū-Job 14:11
אָ֣זְלַת1x’ā·zə·laṯDeuteronomy 32:36
וְאֹזֵ֥ל1xwə·’ō·zêlProverbs 20:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xProverbs 20:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural1xJob 14:11
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 32:36
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1x1 Samuel 9:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to go away , hence, to disappear
Source Gloss
to go away , hence, to disappear
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to go away, hence, to disappear Usage: fail, gad about, go to and fro (but in Ezekiel 27:19 the word is rendered by many 'from Uzal,' by others 'yarn'), be gone (spent).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense4×
Perfect1Sam 9:7 · Deut 32:36 · Job 14:113×
ImperfectJer 2:361×
Word Origins
אָזַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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