HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3580
כְּזִיב
ke.ziv — Chezib
Chezib = "false" a town in Judah Another name of akh.ziv (אַכְזִיב "Achzib" H0392G)
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Chezib
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Gen. 38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (q.v.).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.