Word Study · Strong's H3585 · Hebrew
כַּחַשׁ
kachash
kakh'-ash
“literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy
Rendered in the KJV as
leanness, lies, lying.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- בְכַ֙חַשׁ֙1
- וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם1
- וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁ1
- כַּ֤חַשׁ1
- כָ֑חַשׁ1
- כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י1
How it is rendered · 5
- lying2
- and by lies their1
- and from lying1
- leanness my1
- with lying1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Hosea carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Hosea3 occurrences
- Hosea 7:3וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םuvekhachasheihemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.here: and by lies their
- Hosea 10:13כָ֑חַשׁkhachashnoun · masculine singularYou have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,here: lying
- Hosea 11:12בְכַ֙חַשׁ֙vekhachashpreposition + noun · masculine singularEphraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.here: with lying