Original: כָּזַב

Transliteration: kâzab

Phonetic: kaw-zab'

Short Definition: Fail

Original: כּזב

Transliteration: kâzab

Phonetic: kaw-zab'

BDB Definition:

1. to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
   1. (Qal) liar (participle)
   2. (Niphal) to be proven to be lying
   3. (Piel)
      1. to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive
      2. to disappoint, fail
   4. (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 970

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H3577, H3578, H3579, H3580, H391, H392