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Lie

An intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H3576, H3577, G5579, H5307, G5582, H8383
Hebrew
כָּזַב · kâzab
Greek
ψεῦδος · pseudos

Strong’s and original-language information

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

כָּזַב

H3576
Transliteration
kâzab
Pronunciation
kaw-zab'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
16

Glosses

lie, be a liar, fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

Lexicon definition

to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

כָּזָב

H3577
Transliteration
kâzâb
Pronunciation
kaw-zawb'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
31

Glosses

lie, falsehood, deceptive thing, deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.

Lexicon definition

falsehood

literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ψεῦδος

G5579
Transliteration
pseudos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
10

Glosses

lie, lie, lying

Lexicon definition

ψεῦδος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶר, also for כַּחַשׁ, כָּזָב ;] a falsehood, untruth, lie: Rev.14:15; opposite to ἡ ἀλήθεια, Jhn.8:44, Rom.1:25, Eph.4:25, 2Th.2:11, 1Jn.2:21; to τὸ ἀληθές, 1Jn.2:27; ποιεῖν ψ., Rev.21:27 22:15; ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει κ. σημείοις κ. τέρασιν ψεύδους (genitive qual., see M, Th., 104; and on the meaning and construction, see also ICC, in l), 2Th.2:9.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Ψεῦδος

G5579
Transliteration
pseûdos
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
10

Glosses

lie, lying

Lexicon definition

falsehood, Jno. 8.44. Ep. 4.25. 2 Th. 2.9, 11. 1 Jno. 2.27 in N.T., religious falsehood, perversion of religious truth, false religion, Ro. 1.25; the practices of false religion, Re. 21.27; 22.15.

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

נָפַל

H5307
Transliteration
nâphal
Pronunciation
naw-fal'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
434

Glosses

fall, lie, be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל)), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

Lexicon definition

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

שֶׁקֶר

H8267
Transliteration
sheqer
Pronunciation
sheh'-ker
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
113

Glosses

without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

Lexicon definition

an untruth

by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

כַּחַשׁ

H3585
Transliteration
kachash
Pronunciation
kakh'-ash
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

leanness, lies, lying.

Lexicon definition

literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation

figuratively, hypocrisy

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

כָּזָב

H3577
Transliteration
kâzâb
Pronunciation
kaw-zawb'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
31

Glosses

deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.

Lexicon definition

falsehood

literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Lie

An intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1 Tim. 1:9, 10; Rev. 21:27; 22:15). Mention is made of the lies told by good men, as by Abraham (Gen. 12:12, 13; 20:2), Isaac (26:7), and Jacob (27:24); also by the Hebrew midwives (Ex. 1:15-19), by Michal (1 Sam. 19:14), and by David (1 Sam. 20:6). (See [356]ANANIAS.)

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Lie

Indexed occurrences: 158

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Strong's Concordance

Lies

Indexed occurrences: 107

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All Scripture references691 references

Genesis 22

Exodus 10

Leviticus 31

Numbers 23

Deuteronomy 14

Joshua 15

Judges 21

Ruth 5

1 Samuel 31

2 Samuel 33

1 Kings 9

2 Kings 18

1 Chronicles 16

2 Chronicles 9

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 6

Esther 9

Job 31

Psalms 68

Proverbs 38

Ecclesiastes 6

Isaiah 50

Jeremiah 65

Lamentations 6

Ezekiel 74

Daniel 10

Hosea 14

Joel 3

Amos 10

Jonah 1

Micah 5

Nahum 2

Habakkuk 2

Zephaniah 3

Haggai 2

Zechariah 1

Matthew 4

Luke 1

John 2

Acts 2

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 5

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Bashan, Hill of

(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.

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Dead Sea

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Leasing

(Ps. 4:2; 5:6) an Old English word meaning lies, or lying, as the Hebrew word kazabh is generally rendered.

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Lie

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Quicksands

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Reba

the fourth; a square; that lies or stoops down

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