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Proverbs 2:17
“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָזַבʻâzab · aw-zab'
H5800 · Hebrew
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
- הַ֭ — particle (definite article)
- עֹזֶבֶת — verb Qal, active participle, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 215 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:24Genesis 24:27Genesis 28:15Genesis 39:6Genesis 39:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָזַב here.
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.