Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BES

BES

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H3584 - kāḥaš

Choose a new font size and typeface
כָּחַשׁ
Transliteration
kāḥaš
Pronunciation
kaw-khash'
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 975

Strong’s Definitions

כָּחַשׁ kâchash, kaw-khash'; a primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe):—deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H3584 in the following manner: lie (5x), submit (3x), deny (3x), fail (3x), denied (2x), belied (1x), deceive (1x), dissembled (1x), deal falsely (1x), liars (1x), submitted (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H3584 in the following manner: lie (5x), submit (3x), deny (3x), fail (3x), denied (2x), belied (1x), deceive (1x), dissembled (1x), deal falsely (1x), liars (1x), submitted (1x).

  1. to deceive, lie, fail, grow lean, be disappointing, be untrue, be insufficient, be found liars, belie, deny, dissemble, deal falsely

    1. (Qal) to become lean

    2. (Niphal) to cringe, feign obedience

    3. (Piel)

      1. to deceive, deny falsely

      2. to act deceptively

      3. to cringe

      4. to disappoint, fail

    4. (Hithpael) to cringe, feign obedience

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּחַשׁ kâchash, kaw-khash'; a primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe):—deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.
STRONGS H3584: Abbreviations
† כָּחַשׁ verb be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean (Late Hebrew כָּחַשׁ grow lean; Hiph. convict of falsehood, refute; Aramaic כְּחַשׁ grow lean; כַּחְשָׁא leanness, כְּחִישׁוּתָא leanness, weakness; Aph`el as Late Hebrew Hiph.) —
Qal. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וּבְשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁ֑מֶן Psalm 109:24 my flesh hath grown lean (away) from fatness (|| בִּרְכַּי כָּֽשְׁלוּ מִצּוֺם).
Niph. Imperfect וְיִכָּֽחֲשׂוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ לָךְ Deuteronomy 33:29 thine enemies shall cringe (come cringing, i.e. originally act deceptively, feigning obedience) to thee (compare also Pi. 3, Hithp.)
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּחֵשׁ 1 Kings 13:18; Habakkuk 3:17; וְכִּ֫חֶשׁ consecutive (before monosyll.) Leviticus 5:22 [Leviticus 6:3]; Job 8:18, etc.; Imperfect (בָּהּ) יְכַ֫חֶשּׁ Hosea 9:2; 3rd person feminine singular וַתְּכַחֵשׂ Genesis 18:15, etc.; Infinitive absolute כַּחֵשׁ Hosea 4:2; Isaiah 59:13; construct Zechariah 13:4; —
1. device, absolute Genesis 18:15 (J), Joshua 7:11 (JE), Hosea 4:2 (אלה וכחשׁ together = false swearing according to WeKl. Pr.; + וְרָצֹחַ וְגָנֹב וְנָאֹ֑ף), compare לֹא תִגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹאֿ תְכַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹא תְשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֺ Leviticus 19:11 (H); לְמַעַן כ׳ Zechariah 13:4 in order to deceive; followed by לְ person 1 Kings 13:18; Job 31:28; followed by בְ person and of thing Leviticus 5:21, בְ of thing Leviticus 6:22.
2. act deceptively against (i.e. seem to acknowledge, but not really do so), followed by בְ person Joshua 24:27 (E), Jeremiah 5:12; Isaiah 59:13; Job 8:18, apparently also בָּהּ וְתִירוֺשׁ יכ׳ Hosea 9:2 and new wine shall deny her (Israel; i.e. refuse to acknowledge her as its mistress, not yield itself to her); absolute Proverbs 30:9.
3. cringe = come cringing (make shew of obedience, see Niph.) followed by בְ person Psalm 18:45 (Hithp. in || 2 Samuel 22:45); followed by לְ person Psalm 66:3; Psalm 81:16.
4. disappoint, fail, absolute כִּחֵשׁ מַעֲשֵׂה זַיִת Habakkuk 3:17 the product of the olive hath failed (in sense compare Hosea 9:2 above).
Hithp. Imperfect יִתְכַּחֲשׁוּ לִי 2 Samuel 22:45 shall come cringing to me (|| Psalm 18:45. see above).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:15; 18:15

Leviticus

6:3; 6:22; 19:11

Deuteronomy

33:29

Joshua

7:11; 24:27

2 Samuel

22:45; 22:45

1 Kings

13:18; 13:18

Job

8:18; 8:18; 31:28

Psalms

18:45; 18:45; 66:3; 81:16; 109:24

Proverbs

30:9

Isaiah

59:13; 59:13

Jeremiah

5:12

Hosea

4:2; 4:2; 9:2; 9:2; 9:2

Habakkuk

3:17; 3:17

Zechariah

13:4; 13:4

H3584

Read the Full Entry

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3584 matches the Hebrew כָּחַשׁ (kāḥaš),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:15 - But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - (LXX 5:21) The soul which shall have sinned, and wilfully overlooked the commandments of the Lord, and shall have dealt falsely in the affairs of his neighbour in the matter of a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or concerning plunder, or has in anything wronged his neighbour,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - (LXX 5:22) or has found that which was lost, and shall have lied concerning it, and shall have sworn unjustly concerning any one of all the things, whatsoever a man may do, so as to sin hereby;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:11 - Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against his neighbour.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - Blessed art thou, O Israel; who is like to thee, O people saved by the Lord? thy helper shall hold his shield over thee, and his sword is thy boast; and thine enemies shall speak falsely to thee, and thou shalt tread upon their neck.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:11 - The people has sinned, and transgressed the covenant which I made with them; they have stolen from the cursed thing, and put it into their store.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - And Joshua said to the people, Behold, this stone shall be among you for a witness, for it has heard all the words that have been spoken to it by the Lord; for he has spoken to you this day; and this stone shall be among you for a witness in the last days, whenever ye shall deal falsely with the Lord my God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45 - The strange children feigned obedience to me; they hearkened to me [fn]as soon as they heard.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18 - And he said to him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back to thee into thy house, and let him eat bread and drink water: but he lied to him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:18 - If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 - let this also then be reckoned to me as the greatest iniquity: for I should have lied against the Lord Most High.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 - (LXX 17:45) at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children [fn]lied to me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 - (LXX 65:3) Say unto God, How awful are thy works! through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall lie to thee.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15 - (LXX 80:16) The Lord's enemies should have lied to him: but [fn]their time shall be for ever.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - (LXX 108:24) My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of the want of oil.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:9 - lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We have sinned, and dealt falsely, and revolted from our God: we have spoken unrighteous words, and have been disobedient; we have conceived and uttered from our heart unrighteous words.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:12 - have lied to their Lord, and they have said, These things are not so; no evils shall come upon us; and we shall not see sword or famine.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound in the land, and they mingle blood with blood.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:2 - The threshing-floor and wine-press knew them not, and the wine disappointed them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 - For though the fig-tree shall bear no fruit, and there shall be no produce on the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall produce no food: the sheep have failed from the pasture, and there are no oxen at the cribs;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision when he prophesies; and they shall clothe themselves with a garment of hair, because they have lied.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BES
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
BES
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan