Ezekiel 13:8:10Ezek.13.8.W10TAB
כָּזָ֑ב
kazav
“a lie”
- Transliteration
- ka-ZAV
- Extended
- kaa-ZAAV
- IPA
- /kaːˈzaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lie
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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
- clause
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV la-KHEN hin-NI a-LE-khem ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The conjunction yaan {יַעַן | ya-ʿan} ‘because’ introduces the reason clause dabberkhem {דַּבֶּרְכֶם | dab-běr-ḵem} ‘you spoke’ shav {שָׁוְא | šāv} ‘falsehood’ and va-chazitem {וַחֲזִיתֶם | wa-ḥă-zî-tēm} ‘and you have seen’ kazav {כָּזָב | kā-zāḇ} ‘lies’.
Root and etymology
Rootk–z–b
“deception”
In context — Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : “Because you have spoken falsehood and have seen lies , therefore behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord GOD.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 13:8, so the Hebrew word כָּזָ֑ב (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.13.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.8.W10.S1) and character.