What does אַכְזָב (ʾakĕzāb) mean in the Bible?
אַכְזָב (ʾakĕzāb): Falsehood that actively betrays trust; deception rooted in broken covenant or relational promise
Hebrew · H391
אַכְזָב
Falsehood ; by implication treachery
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אַכְזָבH391
Pronunciationʾakĕzāb
What does אַכְזָב (ʾakĕzāb) mean in the Bible?
אַכְזָב (ʾakĕzāb): Falsehood that actively betrays trust; deception rooted in broken covenant or relational promise
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How does the BSB render H391?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [will] prove deceptive (1), a mirage (1).
Where does אַכְזָב (ʾakĕzāb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 15:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1), Micah (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 It[will] prove deceptive1×Micah 1:14
a mirage1×Jeremiah 15:18
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First aligned rowJeremiah 15:18
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Jeremiah1Micah1
Source forms
אַכְזָ֔ב1x’aḵ·zāḇJeremiah 15:18
לְאַכְזָ֔ב1xlə·’aḵ·zāḇMicah 1:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 15:18
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xMicah 1:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Falsehood that actively betrays trust; deception rooted in broken covenant or relational promise
Source Gloss
falsehood ; by implication treachery
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Falsehood that actively betrays trust; deception rooted in broken covenant or relational promise
falsehood; by implication treachery BDB: deceptive Usage: liar, lie.
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Word Origins
אַכְזָב is built from this root:
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