kahah (H3543) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H3543

כָּהָה

kahahkaw-haw'

to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull

1890 spelling: kâhâh

Gematria 30

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull

Rendered in the KJV as

darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly.

10
occurrencesin the Old Testament
8 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
9
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 10 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 9

כֵּהָ֣ה2
וְכִהֲתָ֣ה1
וַתֵּ֣כַהּ1
וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ1
יִכְהֶה֙1
כִהָ֖ה1
כָּהֹ֥ה1
כָהֲתָ֥ה1
תִכְהֶֽה׃ ס1

How it is rendered · 9

it has become dull2
and it has grown dim1
and it will grow faint1
and they were [too] dim1
certainly to dim1
he rebuked1
he will grow dim1
it had grown dim1
it will grow dim1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 8

verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular3
Hc/Vpq3fs1
Hc/Vqw3fp1
Hc/Vqw3fs1
verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HVpp3ms · 3
Hc/Vpq3fs · 1
Hc/Vqw3fp · 1
Hc/Vqw3fs · 1
HVqaa · 1
HVqi3fs · 1
HVqi3ms · 1
HVqp3fs · 1

All 10, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Leviticus2 of 10 · 20%
Zechariah2 of 10 · 20%
Genesis1 of 10 · 10%
Deuteronomy1 of 10 · 10%
1 Samuel1 of 10 · 10%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 27:1וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָvatikhheinaHc/Vqw3fpWhen 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.here: and they were [too] dim

Leviticus2 occurrences

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 34:7כָהֲתָ֥הkhahatahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularMoses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.here: it had grown dim

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 3:13כִהָ֖הkhihahverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularI 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.here: he rebuked

Job1 occurrence

Job 17:7וַתֵּ֣כַהּvatekhahHc/Vqw3fsMy eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.here: and it has grown dim

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 42:4יִכְהֶה֙yikhhehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”here: he will grow dim

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 21:7וְכִהֲתָ֣הvekhihatahHc/Vpq3fsAnd 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.”here: and it will grow faint

Zechariah2 occurrences

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