Strong H5800H5800Hעָזַב

to leave: neglect

One of the 5 senses of Strong H5800

Transliteration
‛âzab
Pronunciation
aw-zab'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

1) to leave, loose, forsake
1a) (Qal) to leave
1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone
1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise
1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be left to
1b2) to be forsaken
1c) (Pual) to be deserted

General definition

A primitive root; to {loosen} that {is} relinquish 6
{permit} etc.: - commit {self} {fail} {forsake} {fortify} {help} leave ({destitute} {off}) {refuse} X surely.

In the Bible

Strong H5800H appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • forsake4
  • forsaken2
  • refuseth1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 12:19
    Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
  2. Deuteronomy 14:27
    And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
  3. Nehemiah 10:39
    For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
  4. Nehemiah 13:11
    Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
  5. Job 20:19
    Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
  6. Proverbs 4:2
    For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
  7. Proverbs 10:17
    He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
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