כזב

Hebrew

Root
כ־ז־ב (k-z-b)

Etymology

From the root כ־ז־ב . Compare Arabic كَذَبَ (kaḏaba, “to lie”).

Noun

כָּזָב • (kazáv) m

1. lie
2. deceive
3. mislead

Derived terms

• כַּזְבָן (kazván)

Descendants

• → Yiddish: כּזבֿ (kozev)

Verb

כִּזֵּב • (kizév) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of כיזב

References

• “כזב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language