1. lie, falsehood — A lie, falsehood, or deceptive thing. Used as both singular kazav and plural kezavim throughout wisdom and prophetic literature. In Psalms: falsehood as the opposite of truth (Ps 4:2 how long will you love falsehood; 5:6; 40:4; 58:3; 62:4, 9). In Proverbs: lies as moral failing (Prov 6:19 a false witness who breathes out lies; 14:5, 25; 19:5, 9, 22; 21:28; 23:3; 30:8). In the prophets: false prophets and their deceptions (Isa 28:15, 17 lies as refuge; Jer 28:15; Ezek 13:6-9, 19; 21:29; 22:28 prophesying falsehood; Hos 7:13; 10:13; 12:1; Amos 2:4 their lies led them astray; Nah 3:1; Mic 6:12). With possessive suffixes (Amos 2:4 their lies). The singular and plural forms, and various prepositional/suffixed constructions, all express the same core meaning of deliberate untruth or deception. 29×
AR["أكاذيبَ","أَكَاذِيبَ","الكَذِبَ","الكَذِبِ","كَاذِبَةً","كَاذِبَةٍ","كَذِبًا","كَذِبٌ","كَذِبٍ","كِذْبٍ"]·ben["-মিথ্যার","ভুয়া","ভুয়ার","মিথ্যা","মিথ্যাকে","মিথ্যায়","মিথ্যার"]·DE["Luege","Luegen","ein-lagern","falsehood","lies"]·EN["a-lie","falsehood","lie","lies"]·FR["mensonge"]·heb["כזב","כזבים"]·HI["कूट","झूठ","झूठ-का","झूठ-को","झूठ-में","झूठ-हैं","झूठा"]·ID["dusta","dusta,","dusta.","dusta.'","kebohongan"]·IT["bugia","menzogna"]·jav["asta","dora","goroh","goroh;","lan-pangrisakan"]·KO["거짓-을","거짓과","거짓들을","거짓말-들-을","거짓을","거짓의","거짓이도다"]·PT["em-mentira","falsidades","mentira","mentiras"]·RU["им","ложное","ложном","ложь","ложью"]·ES["engaños","mentira","mentira?","mentiras"]·SW["uongo","wa-uongo"]·TR["siz","yalan","yalandan-","yalanlar","yalanları","yalanı","yalanın"]·urd["جَھوٹ","جھوٹ","جھوٹی"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כָּזָב n.m. Am 2:4 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing;—abs. כ׳ Ho 12:2 + 19 times; pl. abs. כְּזָבִים Ju 16:10 + 9 times; sf. כִּזְבֵיהֶם Am 2:4;—lie, falsehood, c. דִּבֶּר Ju 16:10, 13 Ho 7:13 Zp 3:13 Dn 11:27 ψ 5:7; 58:4, so Ez 13:8 Co (by transp. כ׳ with שָׁוְא, cf. v 6, 7, 9); c. יָפִיחַ (in Pr) Pr 6:19; 14:5, 25; 19:5, 9; of false prophecies (divinations) c. אָמַר, מִקְסַם כ׳ Ez 13:7; c.…