אַכְזָב

achzav · deceptive

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H391 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

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

  1. 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

Related words

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.