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2 Kings 21:22

“And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָזַבʻâzab · aw-zab'
H5800 · Hebrew

Definition: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יַּעֲזֹ֕ב — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 215 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:24 Genesis 24:27 Genesis 28:15 Genesis 39:6 Genesis 39:12

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 21 Verse 23

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.