עָזַב

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to leave, loose, forsake
• 2.(qal) to leave
• 3.(qal) to repair
• 4.to restore, repair
• 5.(niphal)
• 6.(pual) to be deserted

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâzab; Pronunciation: aw-zab'