What does כָּזָב (kāzāb) mean in the Bible?
כָּזָב (kāzāb): Falsehood that deceives—extends from verbal lies to idols as false objects of trust and worship
Hebrew · H3577
כָּזָב
Falsehood ; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
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כָּזָב H3577
Pronunciation kāzāb
What does כָּזָב (kāzāb) mean in the Bible?
כָּזָב (kāzāb): Falsehood that deceives—extends from verbal lies to idols as false objects of trust and worship
Full entry for כָּזָב (H3577) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3577?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lies (11), . . . (4), A lying (2), and lying (2), and speak lying (2).
Where does כָּזָב (kāzāb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 16:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (9), Ezekiel (7), Psalms (6), Hosea (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It lies 11× Psalms 4:2, Psalms 5:6, Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 14:25
. . . 4× Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Psalms 58:3, Ezekiel 13:19
A lying 2× Proverbs 21:28, Ezekiel 13:7
and lying 2× Ezekiel 21:29, Ezekiel 22:28
and speak lying 2× Ezekiel 13:6, Ezekiel 13:9
[are] but a lie 1× Psalms 62:9
a liar 1× Proverbs 19:22
and deceitful 1× Proverbs 30:8
by the lies 1× Amos 2:4
false visions 1× Ezekiel 13:8
in lies 1× Psalms 62:4
into falsehood 1× Psalms 40:4
is deceptive 1× Proverbs 23:3
of lies 1× Isaiah 28:17
who gives false 1× Proverbs 6:19
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 16:10 כְּזָבִ֑ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Judges 16:13 כְּזָבִ֔ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Psalms 4:2 כָזָ֣ב to lies Noun - masculine singular Psalms 5:6 כָ֫זָ֥ב to lies Noun - masculine singular Psalms 40:4 כָזָֽב׃ to into falsehood Noun - masculine singular Psalms 58:3 כָזָֽב׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Psalms 62:4 כָ֫זָ֥ב to in lies Noun - masculine singular Psalms 62:9 כָּזָ֪ב to [are] but a lie Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 6:19 כְּ֭זָבִים to who gives false Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 14:5 כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים to lies Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 16:10
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 9
Judges 2 Psalms 6 Proverbs 9 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 7 Daniel 1 Hosea 2 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
כָּזָ֑ב 3x kā·zāḇ Ezekiel 13:8, Ezekiel 21:29, Ezekiel 22:28
כָ֫זָ֥ב 2x ḵā·zāḇ Psalms 5:6, Psalms 62:4
כָזָ֔ב 2x ḵā·zāḇ Isaiah 28:17, Zephaniah 3:13
כָזָֽב׃ 2x ḵā·zāḇ Psalms 40:4, Psalms 58:3
כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים 2x kə·zā·ḇîm Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 19:5
כְּזָבִ֣ים 2x kə·zā·ḇîm Proverbs 14:25, Proverbs 19:9
כְּזָבִֽים׃ 2x kə·zā·ḇîm Proverbs 23:3, Hosea 7:13
כָזָ֣ב 1x ḵā·zāḇ Psalms 4:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 20x Psalms 4:2, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 58:3
Noun - masculine plural 10x Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 14:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Amos 2:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Falsehood that deceives—extends from verbal lies to idols as false objects of trust and worship
Source Gloss
falsehood ; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Falsehood that deceives—extends from verbal lies to idols as false objects of trust and worship
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol) BDB: lie Usage: deceitful, false, leasing, liar, lie, lying.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
False witness who utters lies in legal or testimonial contexts
Deceptive speech or lying that represents moral compromise and sin
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 29 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
כָּזָב is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain