אכזב
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אכזב¹
- /aχˈzav/ Modern Israeli
- /ʔaχˈzɔːv/
- /ʔakʰˈzaːb/
- [ʔaχˈzaːβ]
- /aχˈzɔv/
- /ʔæːxˈzɔːv/
- /(ʔ)aχˈzav/
Where it comes from
Most likely a relic of the old elative degree. Though the meaning/semantic function of the elative was lost in Biblical Hebrew, a few adjectives (see אֵיתָן and אַכְזָר) survive as morphologically, though not semantically, elative.
Cognate with Arabic أَكْذَب (ʔakḏab, “more untrue, more false, more lying”).
adjective אַכְזָב · akhzáv · אַכְזָבָה · אַכְזָבִים · אַכְזָבוֹת
- disappointing, deceiving, failing (typically said of waterways which dry up without rain)
noun אַכְזָב · akhzáv · אַכְזָבִים
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clipping of נַחַל אַכְזָב (“lit. deceiving/disappointing stream”): seasonal stream
Opposite: נַחַל אֵיתָן
אכזב²
- /iχˈzev/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From the root א־כ־ז־ב ('-k-z-b).
verb אִכְזֵב · ikhzév · אוכזב · אֻכְזַב · לְאַכְזֵב · אִכְזוּב
- To disappoint: to be or cause a disappointment, or to cause a feeling of disappointment.
In English
- mock to disappoint someone
- disappoint to displease by underperforming etc
Talk about this word "אכזב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%96%D7%91. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. אכזב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%96%D7%91 "אכזב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%96%D7%91.Cite this
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