Kazab means “lie” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G3576 — nothros (“dull”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H3576 כָּזַב (kazab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kazab (kaw-zab') v. 1. to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively [a primitive root] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include lie, lies, make, vain, and liars. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
kazab (kaw-zab') v. 1. to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively [a primitive root] KJV: fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3576. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to lie
Usage: 1) to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail 1a) (Qal) liar (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive 1c2) to disappoint, fail 1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kazab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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17 indexed usages in Old Testament.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3576.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3576, grouped by book.
Kazab (Strong's H3576) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "lie". kazab (kaw-zab') v. 1. to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively [a primitive root]
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H3576 across 10 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3576 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lie, lies, make, vain, liars, and found. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.