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Strong's Number H5800

עָזַב

`azab · aw-zab'

Transliteration:

`azab{aw-zab'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1594,1595

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

Usage in the KJV:

forsake 51, leave 30, leave off 2, faileth 2, fortify 2, help 2, committeth 1, destitute 1, refuseth 1, surely 1

Total: 215
Occurs 215 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to leave, loose, forsake
1. (Qal) to leave
  1. to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone
  2. to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise
  3. to let loose, set free, let go, free
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be left to
  2. to be forsaken
3. (Pual) to be deserted
to restore, repair
1. (Qal) to repair