וִֽ/יכַזֵּ֔ב

𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤆𐤁

vikhazev

that he should lie

a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively; fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

H3576

Numbers 23:19 · Word #4

Lexicon H3576

Lemmaכָּזַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤆𐤁
Transliterationkâzab
Strong'sH3576
In-contextthat he should lie

Morphology HC/Vpi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3576-10

and he would act falsely

Morphological NotesConjunction ו + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular of כזב. The Piel stem intensifies the action, indicating active deception or deliberate falsehood. The imperfect form may express potential, habitual, or modal nuance depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe root כזב conveys the idea of falsehood, deception, or proving unreliable. The Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular form expresses an intensive or active sense—"to act falsely" or "to deal deceitfully"—and the prefixed conjunction ו marks it as "and he would." This rendering preserves both the root’s core meaning and the masculine singular verbal form.

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Words from Root כזב (falsehood, deception, disappointment, failure, unreliability)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3576-01 akhazev I deal deceitfully
H391-01 akhezav a false one
H392-01 akheziv Akzib (Deceptive-Place)

Word Usage (18 occurrences of H3576)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Numbers 23:19 וִֽ/יכַזֵּ֔ב vikhazev that he should lie
Judges 16:10 כְּזָבִ֑ים kezavim lies
Judges 16:13 כְּזָבִ֔ים kezavim lies