The meaning of “עָזַב”
Understanding ʻâzab reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. - to loosen, i.e. relinquish,...
עָזַב
commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. - to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. 1) to leave, loose, forsake 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted 2) to restore, repair 2a) (Qal) to repair
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 39:13 | “And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,” Word: עָזַב (ʻâzab) | |
| Joshua 22:3 | “Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.” Word: עָזַב (ʻâzab) | |
| 1 Kings 14:10 | “Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.” Word: עָזַב (ʻâzab) | |
| Nehemiah 9:19 | “Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.” Word: עָזַב (ʻâzab) | |
| Jeremiah 14:5 | “Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.” Word: עָזַב (ʻâzab) |
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