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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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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:15 - Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - “If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the LORD by deceiving a neighbor about something entrusted to them or left in their care or about something stolen, or if they cheat their neighbor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit—

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:11 - “ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not lie. “ ‘Do not deceive one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:11 - Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:45

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45 - foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18 - The old prophet answered, “I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (But he was lying to him.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:18 - But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns it and says, ‘I never saw you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 - then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 - foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 - Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15 - Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:9 - Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:12 - They have lied about the LORD; they said, “He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - There is only cursing,[fn] lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:2 - Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people; the new wine will fail them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 - Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - “On that day every prophet will be ashamed of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet’s garment of hair in order to deceive.
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