Words the Bible translates as lies
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kazavכָּזָבa falsehood: a claim or thing that does not correspond to reality and so betrays those who rely on it
- badבַּדbig empty talk: boasting or babble with nothing behind it, and in the plural the boasters and fortune tellers who trade in it
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Every English meaning beginning with L is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.