Hebrew · H5800

עָזַב

To loosen , i.e. relinquish , permit , etc.

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עָזַב H5800

Pronunciation ‘ăzāḇtānî

What does עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî) mean in the Bible?

עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî): To abandon or forsake by releasing grip; carries covenantal weight when God or humans violate relational commitments.

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What does עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî) mean in the Bible?

עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî): To abandon or forsake by releasing grip; carries covenantal weight when God or humans violate relational commitments.

How does the BSB render H5800?

The BSB source-word alignment has 215 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include forsaken (9), forsake (7), abandon (6), forsake me (6), have forsaken (6).

Where does עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (25), 2 Chronicles (23), Isaiah (22), Psalms (22).

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

forsaken 9× Judges 10:10, Psalms 9:10, Psalms 119:87, Isaiah 17:9

forsake 7× Psalms 37:28, Psalms 89:30, Proverbs 27:10, Isaiah 55:7

abandon 6× 1 Kings 6:13, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 94:14, Proverbs 4:2

forsake me 6× Psalms 27:9, Psalms 27:10, Psalms 38:21, Psalms 71:9

have forsaken 6× Judges 10:13, 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Kings 19:14, 2 Chronicles 12:5

abandoned 5× Psalms 37:25, Isaiah 10:14, Isaiah 17:9, Isaiah 32:14

leave 5× Genesis 28:15, Genesis 44:22, Exodus 23:5, Leviticus 19:10

leave you 5× 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:4, 2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 4:30

they abandoned 5× Deuteronomy 29:25, 1 Samuel 31:7, 2 Kings 17:16, 1 Chronicles 10:7

they have forsaken 5× 1 Kings 9:9, 2 Chronicles 7:22, Isaiah 1:4, Jeremiah 9:13

forsake them 4× Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:19, Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 42:16

left 4× Exodus 9:21, Judges 2:21, 2 Chronicles 11:14, 2 Chronicles 28:14

they have forsaken Me 4× 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Jeremiah 1:16, Jeremiah 2:13

and free 3× 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8

forsake you 3× Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:5

behind 2× Exodus 2:20, Proverbs 9:6

But [Rehoboam] rejected 2× 1 Kings 12:8, 2 Chronicles 10:8

deserted 2× Joshua 22:3, Isaiah 54:6

has forsaken 2× Ezekiel 8:12, Ezekiel 9:9

have forsaken Me 2× 2 Chronicles 12:5, Jeremiah 5:7

he left 2× Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18

leave us 2× Numbers 10:31, 1 Kings 8:57

neglect 2× Deuteronomy 14:27, Nehemiah 10:39

the Philistines abandoned 2× 2 Samuel 5:21, 1 Chronicles 14:12

they have abandoned 2× Jeremiah 17:13, Hosea 4:10

Those who forsake 2× Proverbs 28:4, Daniel 11:30

Thus they forsook 2× Judges 2:12, Judges 10:6

we have forsaken 2× 1 Samuel 12:10, Ezra 9:10

Will you leave 2× Job 39:11, Isaiah 10:3

you forsake Him 2× 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 15:2

you have forsaken 2× 2 Chronicles 24:20, Jeremiah 5:19

. . . 1× Exodus 23:5

[and] change 1× Job 9:27

[and] forsaken 1× Job 20:19

[Jehoram] had forsaken 1× 2 Chronicles 21:10

[This happened] because they had forsaken 1× 2 Chronicles 28:6

Abandon her 1× Jeremiah 51:9

abandoned me 1× 1 Samuel 30:13

abandoning 1× 2 Kings 7:7

and abandon 1× Psalms 37:8

and abandoned 1× Ezekiel 36:4

and forsake 1× 2 Chronicles 7:19

and I will abandon them 1× Deuteronomy 31:17

and leave 1× Psalms 49:10

and leave them 1× Ruth 2:16

and leave you 1× Ezekiel 23:29

and renounces them 1× Proverbs 28:13

and those who forsake 1× Isaiah 1:28

are forsaken 1× Isaiah 17:2

be forsaken 1× Job 18:4

be left 1× Isaiah 18:6

been neglected 1× Nehemiah 13:11

but he who ignores 1× Proverbs 10:17

But leaving 1× Genesis 39:12

by forsaking 1× Jeremiah 2:17

Can they restore [the wall] 1× Nehemiah 4:2

deserts 1× Jeremiah 14:5

did You forsake them 1× Nehemiah 9:31

entrusts himself 1× Psalms 10:14

even if he forsakes 1× Job 6:14

ever leave 1× Jeremiah 18:14

fails 1× Psalms 38:10

for him who leaves 1× Proverbs 15:10

for they forsook 1× Judges 2:13

for you have forsaken 1× 1 Kings 18:18

for you to forsake 1× Jeremiah 2:19

forsake [wisdom] 1× Proverbs 4:6

forsaken Him 1× 2 Chronicles 13:10

forsaken Me 1× 1 Kings 11:33

forsaken us 1× Ezra 9:9

forsaking Me 1× 1 Samuel 8:8

forsook 1× 2 Chronicles 12:1

free 1× 2 Kings 14:26

from those who leave 1× Proverbs 2:13

give up 1× Ezekiel 23:8

has failed within me 1× Psalms 40:12

has forsaken him 1× Psalms 71:11

has forsaken me 1× Isaiah 49:14

have You forsaken me 1× Psalms 22:1

He abandoned 1× 2 Kings 21:22

he had left 1× Genesis 39:13

He has forsaken 1× 2 Chronicles 24:20

He has left 1× Jeremiah 25:38

He rejected 1× 1 Kings 12:13

He will forsake 1× 2 Chronicles 15:2

his riches will desert him 1× Jeremiah 17:11

how you left 1× Ruth 2:11

I forsook you 1× Isaiah 54:7

I have forsaken 1× Jeremiah 12:7

I will express 1× Job 10:1

I would abandon 1× Jeremiah 9:2

If he were to leave 1× Genesis 44:22

in forsaking Him 1× Deuteronomy 28:20

is abandoned 1× Jeremiah 4:29

Judah had forsaken 1× 2 Chronicles 24:24

leave them 1× Psalms 37:33

leaving 1× Joshua 8:17

left behind 1× 2 Samuel 15:16

left him 1× 2 Chronicles 32:31

let us stop 1× Nehemiah 5:10

nor forsake you 1× 1 Chronicles 28:20

or free 1× Deuteronomy 32:36

rejected 1× 2 Chronicles 10:13

she leaves 1× Job 39:14

So [Potiphar] left 1× Genesis 39:6

So David left 1× 1 Chronicles 16:37

So Elisha left 1× 1 Kings 19:20

So You abandoned them 1× Nehemiah 9:28

that she left 1× 2 Kings 8:6

They abandoned Him 1× 2 Chronicles 29:6

They abandoned Me 1× Jeremiah 16:11

They fortified 1× Nehemiah 3:8

they have abandoned Me 1× Jeremiah 19:4

they left 1× 2 Chronicles 24:25

They will forsake Me 1× Deuteronomy 31:16

to forsake 1× Joshua 24:16

to leave you 1× Ruth 1:16

to let it go 1× Job 20:13

to neglect 1× Deuteronomy 12:19

we have abandoned 1× Jeremiah 9:19

were left 1× Genesis 50:8

who abandon You 1× Jeremiah 17:13

who abandons 1× Proverbs 2:17

who deserts 1× Zechariah 11:17

who forsake 1× Isaiah 65:11

who forsake Him 1× Ezra 8:22

who reject 1× Psalms 119:53

Why have You forsaken us 1× Lamentations 5:20

will be abandoned 1× Leviticus 26:43

will be laid waste 1× Isaiah 7:16

will be left 1× Malachi 4:1

will leave 1× Genesis 2:24

withdrawn 1× Ruth 2:20

withheld 1× Genesis 24:27

you forsake 1× Joshua 24:20

you left behind 1× Ezekiel 24:21

you must help him 1× Exodus 23:5

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 2:24

Aligned rows 215

Books represented 29

Genesis 11 Exodus 5 Leviticus 3 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 9 Joshua 5 Judges 6 Ruth 4 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 12 2 Kings 11 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 23 Ezra 3 Nehemiah 9 Job 8 Psalms 22 Proverbs 11 Isaiah 22 Jeremiah 25 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 7 Daniel 1 Hosea 1 Jonah 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1 Malachi 1

Source forms

עָזַ֥ב 5x ‘ā·zaḇ Genesis 24:27, Genesis 39:13, Judges 2:21, Jeremiah 25:38

אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ 4x ’e·‘ez·ḇe·kā 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:4, 2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 4:30

וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב 4x way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ Genesis 39:6, 2 Samuel 15:16, 1 Kings 19:20, 2 Chronicles 28:14

וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב 4x way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ Exodus 9:21, 1 Kings 12:8, 1 Kings 12:13, 2 Chronicles 10:8

עֲזָב֗וּנִי 4x ‘ă·zā·ḇū·nî 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Jeremiah 1:16

וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ 3x way·ya·‘az·ḇū Joshua 8:17, 1 Samuel 31:7, 1 Chronicles 10:7

וְעָז֖וּב 3x wə·‘ā·zūḇ 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8

עָֽזְב֔וּ 3x ‘ā·zə·ḇū Deuteronomy 29:25, 2 Chronicles 24:24, Jeremiah 22:9

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 18x Genesis 50:8, Deuteronomy 29:25, 1 Kings 9:9, 1 Kings 19:10

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 15x Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 12x Joshua 8:17, Judges 2:12, Judges 2:13, Judges 10:6

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 11x Genesis 24:27, Genesis 39:13, Judges 2:21, Ruth 2:20

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 9x Genesis 2:24, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Job 6:14, Psalms 10:14

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 7x Exodus 23:5, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Numbers 10:31

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural 7x Joshua 22:3, Judges 10:13, 2 Chronicles 12:5, 2 Chronicles 13:11

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular 7x 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Psalms 27:10

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî) mean in the Bible?

What does עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî) mean in the Bible?

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Where does עָזַב (‘ăzāḇtānî) appear in Scripture?

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