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Lexicon :: Strong's H3584 - kāḥaš

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כָּחַשׁ
Transliteration
kāḥaš
Pronunciation
kaw-khash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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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.
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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

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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.

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Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid.

But he replied, “No, you did laugh.”

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“When someone sins and offends the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security,[fn] or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbor;

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“or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do ​— ​

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:11

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“Do not steal. Do not act deceptively or lie to one another.

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How happy you are, Israel!

Who is like you,

a people saved by the LORD?

He is the shield that protects you,

the sword you boast in.

Your enemies will cringe before you,

and you will tread on their backs.[fn]

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“Israel has sinned. They have violated my covenant that I appointed for them. They have taken some of what was set apart. They have stolen, deceived, and put those things with their own belongings.

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And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone ​— ​it will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD said to us, and it will be a witness against you, so that you will not deny your God.”

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Foreigners submit to me cringing;

as soon as they hear, they obey me.

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He said to him, “I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat food and drink water.’ ” The old prophet deceived him,

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If he is uprooted[fn] from his place,

it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:28

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this would also be an iniquity deserving punishment,

for I would have denied God above.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

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Foreigners submit to me cringing;

as soon as they hear they obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:3

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Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works!

Your enemies will cringe before you

because of your great strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:15

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Those who hate the LORD

would cower to him;

their doom would last forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:24

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My knees are weak from fasting,

and my body is emaciated.[fn]

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Otherwise, I might have too much

and deny you, saying, “Who is the LORD? ”

or I might have nothing and steal,

profaning[fn] the name of my God.

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transgression and deception against the LORD,

turning away from following our God,

speaking oppression and revolt,

conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.

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They have contradicted the LORD

and insisted, “It won’t happen.[fn]

Harm won’t come to us;

we won’t see sword or famine.”

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Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,

and adultery are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another.

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Threshing floor and wine vat will not sustain them,

and the new wine will fail them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:17

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Though the fig tree does not bud

and there is no fruit on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though the flocks disappear from the pen

and there are no herds in the stalls,

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“On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.

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