Strong's Lexicon

H3554

H3554 — כָּוָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkavahverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 961

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3554
Word:	כָּוָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	kavah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kaw-vaw'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to prick or penetrate 2. (hence) to blister (as smarting or eating into)
KJV Renderings:	burn.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3936

[כָּוָה] verb burn, scorch, brand (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2463] especially Pa`el; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2464] cauterize) —

Niph`al Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּכָּוֶה Isa 43:2 thou shalt not be scorched (figurative of Israel, || בָּעַר); 3 feminine plural וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִּכָּוֶי֑נָה Prov 6:28 shall a man walk on the coals and his feet not be burned ? (|| שָׂרַף of garments v Prov 6:27).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke