Strong's Lexicon

H3586

H3586 — כֶּחָשׁ

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

HebrewkechashadjectiveOccurrences: 1TWOT: 975b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3586
Word:כֶּחָשׁ
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H3584
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:kechash
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kekh-awsh'
Meaning:1. faithless
KJV Renderings:lying.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3994

[כֶּחָשׁ] adjective deceptive, false (on formation see BaNB 50 Ges«GKC:84b»§ 84b) — בָּנִים כֶּחָשִׁים Isa 30:9 (|| עַם מְרִי).


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כחשים (keh-ghah-sheem’)

Isaiah 80:9

EHCC: n rebellious people, lying children,
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