Ezekiel 13:7:5Ezek.13.7.W5TAB
כָּזָ֖ב
kazav
“of a lie”
- Transliteration
- ka-ZAV
- Extended
- kaa-ZAAV
- IPA
- /kaːˈzaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
u-mik-SAM ka-ZAV
- clause
ha-lo ma-kha-ZE-sha-VE kha-ZI-tem u-mik-SAM ka-ZAV a-MAR-tem
- sentence
ha-lo ma-kha-ZE-sha-VE kha-ZI-tem u-mik-SAM ka-ZAV a-MAR-tem ve-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-a-NI LO di-BAR-ti
Exegesis
Two accusative constructs follow in sequence: machazeh-shav {מַֽחֲזֵה-שָׁוְא֙ | maḥăzê-šāwʾ} ‘vision of emptiness’ and the construct chain miksam kazav {וּמִקְסַ֥ם כָּזָ֖ב | û-miq-sam kā-zāḇ} ‘divination of falsehood’, each linked to a perfect verb: chazitem {חֲזִיתֶ֔ם | ḥăzî-tem} ‘you have seen’ and amartem {אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם | ʾă-mar-tem} ‘you have spoken’.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–zayin–bet
“falsehood”
In context — Ezekiel 13:7
Is it not a vision of emptiness that you have seen, and a divination of falsehood that you have spoken? And you keep saying, “Oracle of the LORD ,” but I have not spoken.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 13:7, so the Hebrew word כָּזָ֖ב (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.13.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.7.W5.S1) and character.