כֹּֽזֵבָ֗א (ko.ze.va)
ko.ze.va
Cozeba
N:N--LQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
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Word Overview
The noun kozeva appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:22 as the name of a city in Judah. Its meaning is "falsehood," a stark label for a place name that likely reflects local history or reputation rather than abstract philosophy.
Lexical sources identify this location as another name for Achziv (H0392), suggesting it was a known settlement whose identity was tied to this specific term. The singular occurrence means the word functions primarily as a proper noun here, marking a geographic point in the tribal genealogies and territorial lists of Judah.
While the root suggests deception or emptiness, the text uses it simply to designate a town within the southern inheritance. Its presence in Chronicles highlights the detailed record-keeping of Israel’s settlements, preserving names that might otherwise have faded from memory.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The name Cozeba appears only once in Scripture, tucked into a long list of towns in 1 Chronicles 4:22. While its root meaning suggests falsehood or emptiness, the text uses it simply to mark a real place where real people lived and worked. This single mention reminds us that God cares about the details of history, down to the smallest village names.
For your faith, this word highlights how Scripture preserves even obscure places. It shows that no location is too small for God’s record. You can trust that the Bible faithfully documents the world as it was, grounding our spiritual truths in actual history rather than abstract ideas.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- Kozeba1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- כֹזֵבָ֗א1×
Key Verses
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I Chronicles 4:22
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.
This verse lists Cozeba among other settlements, showing its role as a specific geographic marker in Judah's tribal inheritance.