עזב

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ע־ז־ב (ʿ-z-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ʕazab-. Cognate with Arabic عَزَبَ (ʕazaba, to be remote or absent) and Akkadian 𒋺 (ezēbum, to leave).

Verb[edit]

עָזַב (azáv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶעֱזַב)

  1. to leave, leave behind, depart
  2. to leave alone
  3. to abandon

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