כַּחַשׁ
kachash · kakh'-ash
literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3584 (כָּחַשׁ);
literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy
- literally, a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation
- figuratively, hypocrisy
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: leanness, lies, lying.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy
The open hand that covers that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כַּחַשׁ 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of lies2 · 33%
- against me: and my leanness1 · 17%
- and lying1 · 17%
- with their lies1 · 17%
- me about with lies1 · 17%
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.