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Lexicon :: Strong's H3585 - kaḥaš

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כַּחַשׁ
Transliteration
kaḥaš
Pronunciation
kakh'-ash
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 975a

Strong’s Definitions

כַּחַשׁ kachash, kakh'-ash; from H3584; literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy:—leanness, lies, lying.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H3585 in the following manner: lies (4x), lying (1x), leanness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H3585 in the following manner: lies (4x), lying (1x), leanness (1x).

  1. lying, deception

  2. leanness, failure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּחַשׁ kachash, kakh'-ash; from H3584; literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy:—leanness, lies, lying.
STRONGS H3585: Abbreviations
† כַּ֫חַשׁ noun masculineJob 16:8 1. lying. 2. leanness; — absolute כ׳ Hosea 12:1 + 2 times; כָּ֑חַשׁ Hosea 10:13; suffix כַּחֲשִׁי Job 16:8; plural suffix כַּחֲשֵׁיהֶם Hosea 7:3; —
1. lying, אֲכַלְתֶּם כ׳ פְּרִי Hosea 10:13 ye have eaten the fruit of lying; Hosea 7:3 (|| רָעָה), Hosea 12:1; of Nineveh, מְלֵאָה פֶּרֶק כ׳ Nahum 3:1 of lying (and) robbery it is full; Psalm 59:13 (|| אָלָה).
2. of Job's affliction Job 16:8 my leanness hath risen up against me (compare Psalm 109:24; Targum J Genesis 41:27; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Talmud כחשׁא; > my lying, i.e. my affliction regarded as a lying witness, Di Buhl and others)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:27

Job

16:8; 16:8; 16:8

Psalms

59:13; 109:24

Ecclesiastes

12:5

Hosea

7:3; 7:3; 10:13; 10:13; 12:1; 12:1

Nahum

3:1

H3585

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3585 matches the Hebrew כַּחַשׁ (kaḥaš),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:8 - As if to prove I have sinned, you’ve reduced me to skin and bones.
My gaunt flesh testifies against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - Because of the sinful things they say,
because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
their curses, and their lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:3 - “The people entertain the king with their wickedness,
and the princes laugh at their lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:13 - “But you have cultivated wickedness
and harvested a thriving crop of sins.
You have eaten the fruit of lies—
trusting in your military might,
believing that great armies
could make your nation safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - [fn]Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit,
but Judah still obeys God
and is faithful to the Holy One.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - What sorrow awaits Nineveh,
the city of murder and lies!
She is crammed with wealth
and is never without victims.
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