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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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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 - Then Sarah denied H3584 it however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - “If a person sins and acts unfaithfully against Yahweh and deals H3584 falsely H3584 with his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - or has found what was lost and dealt H3584 falsely H3584 about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins in regard to any one of the things a man may do;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:11 -

‘You shall not steal, nor deal H3584 falsely H3584, nor lie to one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 -

“Blessed are you, O Israel;

Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh,

Who is the shield of your help

And the sword of your majesty!

So your enemies will cower H3584 before you,

And you will tread upon their high places.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:11 - “Israel has sinned, and they have also trespassed against My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things devoted to destruction and have both stolen and dealt H3584 falsely H3584. Moreover, they have also put them among their own things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which He spoke [fn]to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, lest you deny H3584 your God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45 -

“Foreigners cower H3584 before me;

As soon as they hear, they obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18 - And he said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he dealt H3584 falsely H3584 with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:18 -

“If He swallows him up from his place,

Then it will deny H3584 him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 -

That too would have been an iniquity calling for [fn]judgment,

For I would have denied H3584 God above.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 -

As soon as they hear, they obey me;

Foreigners [fn]cower H3584 before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 -

Say to God, “How [fn]fearsome are Your works!

Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will [fn]cower H3584 before You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15 -

“Those who hate Yahweh would cower H3584 before Him,

And their time of punishment would be forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 -

My knees are feeble from fasting,

And my flesh has grown H3584 lean H3584, without fatness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:9 -

Lest I be full and deny H3584 You and say, “Who is Yahweh?”

Or lest I be impoverished and steal,

And [fn]profane the name of my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 -

Transgressing and denying H3584 Yahweh,

And turning back from our God,

Speaking oppression and revolt,

Conceiving in and uttering from the heart lying words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:12 -

They have dealt H3584 falsely H3584 about Yahweh

And said, “[fn]Not He;

Calamity will not come on us,

And we will not see sword or famine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 -

There is swearing of oaths, deception H3584, murder, stealing, and adultery.

They break forth in violence so that bloodshed [fn]follows bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:2 -

Threshing floor and wine press will not feed them,

And the new wine will deceive H3584 [fn]them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 -

Though the fig tree should not blossom

And there be no produce on the vines,

Though the yield of the olive should fail H3584

And the fields yield no food,

Though the flock should be cut off from the fold

And there be no cattle in the stalls,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - “And it will be in that day, that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies, and they will not put on a hairy mantle in order to deceive H3584;
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