Ezekiel 13:6:4Ezek.13.6.W4TAB
כָּזָ֔ב
kazav
“a lie”
- Transliteration
- ka-ZAV
- Extended
- kaa-ZAAV
- IPA
- /kaːˈzaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lie
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ZAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KE-sem ka-ZAV
- clause
KHA-ZU sha-VE ve-KE-sem ka-ZAV ha-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ho-VAH LO she-la-KHAM
- sentence
KHA-ZU sha-VE ve-KE-sem ka-ZAV ha-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ho-VAH LO she-la-KHAM ve-yi-kha-LU le-kai-YEM da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse opens with chazu {חָ֤זוּ | chāzû} “they have seen,” taking two direct objects, shav {שָׁוְא֙ | šāwʾ} “emptiness” and qesem {קֶ֣סֶם | qésem} “divination,” framed by kazav {כָּזָ֔ב | kāzāv} “lie” to intensify the deceit.
Root and etymology
כ־ז־ב
“lie, falsehood”
In context — Ezekiel 13:6
They have seen falsehood and lying divination, those who say, “An utterance of the LORD ,” though the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope that the word will be confirmed.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 13:6, so the Hebrew word כָּזָ֔ב (kazav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.13.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.6.W4.S1) and character.