Hebrew verb · H3543
כָּהָה
kahahkaw-haw'
to grow dim; to rebuke
10 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kâhâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3543is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 39Old Testament books
- 9spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3543
to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull
The King James renders it: darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kahah is rendered "to grow dim; to rebuke". It stands 10 times in the Hebrew text, across eight books.
- Two of the uses stand in Leviticus, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to grow dim".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 27:1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
Genesis 27:1וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eight of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to grow dim, and to rebuke.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to grow dimStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 27:1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see… |
| to rebukeStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- it has become dull2
- and it has grown dim1
- and it will grow faint1
- and they were dim1
- certainly to dim1
- he rebuked1
- he will grow dim1
- it had grown dim1
- it will grow dim1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- כֵּהָ֣ה2
- וְכִהֲתָ֣ה1
- וַתֵּ֣כַהּ1
- וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ1
- יִכְהֶה֙1
- כִהָ֖ה1
- כָּהֹ֥ה1
- כָהֲתָ֥ה1
- תִכְהֶֽה׃ ס1
The grammar of each form
- verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular3HVpp3ms
- Hc/Vpq3fs1Hc/Vpq3fs
- Hc/Vqw3fp1Hc/Vqw3fp
- Hc/Vqw3fs1Hc/Vqw3fs
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1HVqaa
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singular1HVqi3fs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singular1HVqp3fs
Genesis
one use
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
- וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָvatikhheinaHc/Vqw3fptagged: and they were dim
Leviticus
two uses
The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.
- כֵּהָ֣הkehahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has become dull
If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.
- כֵּהָ֣הkehahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has become dull
Deuteronomy
one use
Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.
- כָהֲתָ֥הkhahatahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it had grown dim
1 Samuel
one use
I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
- כִהָ֖הkhihahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rebuked
Job
one use
My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
- וַתֵּ֣כַהּvatekhahHc/Vqw3fstagged: and it has grown dim
Isaiah
one use
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
- יִכְהֶה֙yikhhehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will grow dim
Ezekiel
one use
And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
- וְכִהֲתָ֣הvekhihatahHc/Vpq3fstagged: and it will grow faint
Zechariah
two uses
Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
- כָּהֹ֥הkahohverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: certainly to dim
- תִכְהֶֽה׃ סtikhhehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will grow dim
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.