3580. Kezib
Strong's Lexicon
Kezib: Kezib

Original Word: כְּזִיב
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Kezib
Pronunciation: keh-zeeb
Phonetic Spelling: (kez-eeb')
Definition: Kezib
Meaning: Kezib

Word Origin: Derived from a root meaning "to lie" or "to deceive."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Kezib, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of deception or falsehood can be related to Greek words like ψεύδος (pseudos - G5579), meaning "lie" or "falsehood."

Usage: Kezib is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, often associated with deception or falsehood due to its root meaning. It is mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments in the land of Canaan.

Cultural and Historical Background: Kezib is identified as a town in the territory of Judah. The name itself, meaning "deceptive" or "false," may reflect a characteristic of the location or an event associated with it. In ancient times, place names often carried significant meanings, sometimes reflecting the geography, history, or notable events of the area.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kazab
Definition
a place in the plain of Judah
NASB Translation
Chezib (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כְּזִיב proper name, of a location in plain of Judah Genesis 38:5, ᵐ5 Ξασβι, = אַכְזִיב 1 see below

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Chezib

From kazab; falsified; Kezib, a place in Palestine -- Chezib.

see HEBREW kazab

Forms and Transliterations
בִכְזִ֖יב בכזיב ḇiḵ·zîḇ ḇiḵzîḇ vichZiv
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 38:5
HEB: שֵׁלָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה בִכְזִ֖יב בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃
NAS: him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she bore
KJV: Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare
INT: Shelah become Chezib bore

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3580
1 Occurrence


ḇiḵ·zîḇ — 1 Occ.
















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