אַכְזָב
achzav · deceptive
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H391 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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achzav (אַכְזָב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “deceptive”.
Deceit; a stream that dries up and fails the one who looks for water.
How to say it
ach·zav
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Disappointing, like a streambed that dries up when most needed.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- like a deceptive brook ×1
- will be a deception ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Jeremiah 15:18
Why has my pain been perpetual, and my wound beyond remedy, refusing to be healed? Will you really be to me like a deceptive brook, waters that are not faithful?
- Micah 1:14
Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will be a deception to the kings of Israel.