H3543Hebrewkēhāh

כָּהָה

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

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Total Occurrences
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Books
10
Old Testament
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New Testament

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

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

  • 1.to grow weak, grow dim, grow faint, falter, be weak, be dim, be darkened, be restrained, be faint, fail
  • 2.(qal) to grow dim, grow faint
  • 3.(piel) to faint, grow weak, grow faint

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâhâh; Pronunciation: kaw-haw'