Hebrew · H5800, G1459 · unreviewed

Azab

To loosen , i.e. relinquish , permit , etc. · to leave behind

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עָזַב H5800 to loosen , i.e. relinquish , permit , etc.

Pronunciation ‘ăzāḇtānî

To abandon or forsake by releasing grip; carries covenantal weight when God or humans violate relational commitments.

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ἐγκαταλείπω G1459 to leave behind

Pronunciation enkataleípō

To abandon or forsake someone completely, especially in crisis or need; covenant-breaking desertion.

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What does azab (azab) mean in the Bible?

עָזַב · ἐγκαταλείπω is a Hebrew word meaning "to leave, abandon, forsake, desert".

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Meaning

to leave, abandon, forsake, desert

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 89×

Perfect 1Kgs 9:9 · 1Kgs 19:10 · 1Kgs 19:14 · 2Chr 7:22 · 2Chr 11:14 · 2Chr 24:24 · 2Chr 24:25 · Deut 29:24 · Ezek 20:8 · Gen 50:8 · Hos 4:10 · Isa 1:4 · Isa 17:9 · Jer 2:13 · Jer 16:11 · Jer 17:13 47×

Imperfect 2Chr 15:2 · Gen 2:24 · Isa 55:7 · Job 6:14 · Mal 3:19 · Ps 10:14 · Ps 37:28 · Ps 94:14 · Deut 12:19 · Exod 23:5 · Lev 19:10 · Lev 23:22 · Ps 16:10 · Isa 10:3 · Josh 24:20 · Jonah 2:9 20×

Participle passive 2Kgs 14:26 · Isa 10:14 · Isa 17:2 · Isa 54:6 · Isa 60:15 · Isa 62:4 · Jer 4:29 · Zeph 2:4 8×

Participle active Dan 11:30 · Isa 65:11 · Prov 28:4 · Ps 119:53 · Zech 11:17 5×

Cohortative Job 9:27 · Job 10:1 · Neh 5:10 3×

Jussive Num 10:31 · Prov 27:10 · Prov 4:2 3×

Sequential imperfect Jer 48:28 · Prov 9:6 2×

Infinitive absolute Exod 23:5 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×

Imperfect Isa 7:16 · Job 18:4 · Lev 26:43 · Isa 18:6 4×

Perfect Isa 62:12 · Neh 13:11 2×

Participle active Ps 37:25 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Perfect Isa 32:14 1×

Qal passive 1×

Perfect Jer 49:25 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 98 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 50 Imperfect 27 Participle passive 8 Participle 6 Cohortative 3 Imperative 2 Infinitive absolute 1 Perfective 1

Stem

Qal 89 Niphal 7 Pual 1 Qal passive 1

Mood

Indicative 50 Indicative/jussive 22 Jussive 3 Indicative/cohortative 2 Imperative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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