כֵּהָה
kêhâh · kay-haw'
properly, a weakening; figuratively, alleviation, i.e. cure
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H3544 (כֵּהֶה);
properly, a weakening; figuratively, alleviation, i.e. cure
- properly, a weakening
- figuratively, alleviation, i.e. cure
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: healing.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to reveal, behold › to reveal, behold
The open hand that covers that works to reveal, behold that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כֵּהָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- there is no healing1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.