עָזַב

a.zav · to leave: forsake

Hebrew · Strong's H5800 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-zab' · 215 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to leave: forsake H5800A 195
  • to leave: release H5800C · a Meaning of 11
  • to leave: neglect H5800H · a Meaning of 7
  • to restore H5800B 1
  • Forsaken H5800G · a Name of 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עָזַב 213 vb. leave, forsake, loose
Qal
1. leave, c. acc.
2. leave, abandon, forsake
3. let loose, set free, let go
Niph.
1. be left to
2. be forsaken, of house of God
Pu. (or Qal pass.) be deserted, of city
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[עָזַב] vb. restore, repair (?);—Qal Ne 3:8

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Kings 19:20 וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב vai.ya.'a.Zo · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?

  2. 1 Kings 21:21 וְעָז֖וּב ve.'a.Zuv · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel:

  3. 2 Kings 2:2 אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ 'e.'ez.Ve.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

  4. 2 Kings 2:4 אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ 'e.'ez.Ve.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

  5. 2 Kings 2:6 אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ 'e.'ez.Ve.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

  6. 2 Kings 4:30 אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ 'e.'ez.Ve.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

  7. 2 Kings 7:7 וַיַּעַזְב֣וּ vai.ya.'az.Vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

  8. 2 Kings 8:6 עָזְבָ֥ה 'a.ze.Vah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

  9. 2 Kings 9:8 וְעָז֖וּב ve.'a.Zuv · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.

  10. 2 Kings 14:26 עָז֔וּב 'a.Zuv · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel.

  11. 2 Kings 17:16 וַיַּעַזְב֗וּ vai.ya.'az.Vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

  12. 2 Kings 21:22 וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב vai.ya.'a.Zo · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.

  13. 2 Kings 22:17 עֲזָב֗וּנִי 'a.za.Vu.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.

  14. 1 Chronicles 10:7 וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ vai.ya.'az.Vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  15. 1 Chronicles 14:12 וַיַּעַזְבוּ־ vai.ya.'az.vu- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.

  16. 1 Chronicles 16:37 וַיַּֽעֲזָב־ vai.ya.'a.zov- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;

  17. 1 Chronicles 28:9 תַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּ ta.'az.Ve.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  18. 1 Chronicles 28:20 יַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּ ya.'az.Ve.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

  19. 2 Chronicles 7:19 וַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙ va.'a.zav.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

  20. 2 Chronicles 7:22 עָֽזְב֜וּ 'a.ze.Vu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

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