עָזַב

a.zavto leave: forsake
hebrewOld TestamentVerb215 occurrences29 books206 verses
This word comes from the name of Jerusalem.

Definition

a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
Traditional renderings: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, × surely.

Glossary entries

Zion Jerusalem Jebus, Jebusite Salem Ariel (Place) Hephzibah

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

215 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 34:25עֲזָב֗וּנִי · they have forsaken Me
    …because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’
  2. Ezra 8:22עֹזְבָֽיו׃ · who forsake Him
    For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
  3. Ezra 9:9עֲזָבָ֖נוּ · forsaken us
    Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
  4. Ezra 9:10עָזַ֖בְנוּ · we have forsaken
    And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
  5. Nehemiah 3:8וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙ · They fortified
    Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
  6. Nehemiah 4:2הֲיַעַזְב֨וּ · Can they restore [the wall]
    …before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
  7. Nehemiah 5:10נַֽעַזְבָה־ · let us stop
    I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.
  8. Nehemiah 9:17עֲזַבְתָּֽם׃ · forsake them
    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
  9. Nehemiah 9:19עֲזַבְתָּ֖ם · forsake them
    You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
  10. Nehemiah 9:28וַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞ם · So You abandoned them
    But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
  11. Nehemiah 9:31עֲזַבְתָּ֑ם · did You forsake them
    But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
  12. Nehemiah 10:39נַעֲזֹ֖ב · neglect
    For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
  13. Nehemiah 13:11נֶעֱזַ֣ב · been neglected
    So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
  14. Job 6:14יַעֲזֽוֹב׃ · even if he forsakes
    A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
  15. Job 9:27אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה · [and] change
    If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
  16. Job 10:1אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה · I will express
    “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  17. Job 18:4תֵּעָ֣זַב · be forsaken
    You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
  18. Job 20:13יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה · to let it go
    …though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
  19. Job 20:19עָזַ֣ב · [and] forsaken
    For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
  20. Job 39:11וְתַעֲזֹ֖ב · Will you leave
    Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
  21. Job 39:14תַעֲזֹ֣ב · she leaves
    For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
  22. Psalm 9:10עָזַ֖בְתָּ · forsaken
    Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  23. Psalm 10:14יַעֲזֹ֣ב · entrusts himself
    But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
  24. Psalm 16:10תַעֲזֹ֣ב · abandon
    For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  25. Psalm 22:1עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי · have You forsaken me
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
  26. Psalm 27:9תַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִי · forsake me
    Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  27. Psalm 27:10עֲזָב֑וּנִי · forsake me
    Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
  28. Psalm 37:8וַעֲזֹ֣ב · and abandon
    Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
  29. Psalm 37:25נֶעֱזָ֑ב · abandoned
    I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  30. Psalm 37:28יַעֲזֹ֣ב · forsake
    For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  31. Psalm 37:33יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ · leave them
    …the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
  32. Psalm 38:10עֲזָבַ֣נִי · fails
    My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
  33. Psalm 38:21תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי · forsake me
    Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
  34. Psalm 40:12עֲזָבָֽנִי׃ · has failed within me
    For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  35. Psalm 49:10וְעָזְב֖וּ · and leave
    For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
  36. Psalm 71:9תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃ · forsake me
    Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
  37. Psalm 71:11עֲזָב֑וֹ · has forsaken him
    …saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
  38. Psalm 71:18תַּעַ֫זְבֵ֥נִי · forsake me
    Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
  39. Psalm 89:30יַֽעַזְב֣וּ · forsake
    If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
  40. Psalm 94:14יַעֲזֹֽב׃ · abandon
    For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
  41. Psalm 119:8תַּעַזְבֵ֥נִי · forsake me
    I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
  42. Psalm 119:53עֹ֝זְבֵ֗י · who reject
    Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
  43. Psalm 119:87עָזַ֥בְתִּי · forsaken
    They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
  44. Proverbs 2:13הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִים · from those who leave
    …from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
  45. Proverbs 2:17הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת · who abandons
    …who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
  46. Proverbs 3:3יַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָ · leave you
    Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
  47. Proverbs 4:2תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ · abandon
    For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
  48. Proverbs 4:6תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ · forsake [wisdom]
    Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
  49. Proverbs 9:6עִזְב֣וּ · behind
    Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
  50. Proverbs 10:17וְעוֹזֵ֖ב · but he who ignores
    Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.