כָּאָה

Strong’s Definition

to despond; causatively, to deject

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

broken, be grieved, make sad.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be sad, be disheartened, be cowed
• 2.(niphal) to be disheartened, be cowed
• 3.(hiphil) to make sad

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâʼâh; Pronunciation: kaw-aw'