3579. Kozbi
Strong's Lexicon
Kozbi: Kozbi

Original Word: כֹּזבִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Kozbiy
Pronunciation: KOZ-bee
Phonetic Spelling: (koz-bee')
Definition: Kozbi
Meaning: Cozbi

Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּזַב (kazab), meaning "to lie" or "to deceive."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Kozbi in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as her account is specific to the Hebrew Scriptures.

Usage: Kozbi is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a Midianite woman who played a significant role in the narrative of Israel's sin at Peor. Her name is associated with deception and idolatry, reflecting the root meaning of her name.

Cultural and Historical Background: Kozbi was a Midianite princess, the daughter of Zur, a tribal leader. Her involvement with an Israelite man, Zimri, during the Israelites' encampment in the plains of Moab, led to a significant transgression against God. This event is part of the larger narrative of the Israelites' seduction into idolatry and immorality by the Moabite and Midianite women, which resulted in a divine plague as punishment. The incident underscores the dangers of syncretism and the Israelites' struggle to remain faithful to Yahweh amidst surrounding pagan cultures.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kazab
Definition
a woman of Midian
NASB Translation
Cozbi (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כָּזְבִּי proper name, feminine a woman of Midian Numbers 25:15,18, ᵐ5 Ξασβ(ε)ι.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Cozbi

From kazab; false; Cozbi, a Midianitess -- Cozbi.

see HEBREW kazab

Forms and Transliterations
כָּזְבִּ֣י כָּזְבִּ֨י כזבי kā·zə·bî kazeBi kāzəbî
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 25:15
HEB: הַמֻּכָּ֛ה הַמִּדְיָנִ֖ית כָּזְבִּ֣י בַת־ צ֑וּר
NAS: who was slain was Cozbi the daughter
KJV: that was slain [was] Cozbi, the daughter
INT: was slain of the Midianite was Cozbi the daughter of Zur

Numbers 25:18
HEB: וְעַל־ דְּבַ֞ר כָּזְבִּ֨י בַת־ נְשִׂ֤יא
NAS: and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter
KJV: and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter
INT: and in the affair of Cozbi the daughter of the leader

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3579
2 Occurrences


kā·zə·bî — 2 Occ.















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