Strong's Lexicon

H6949

H6949 — קָהָה

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

Hebrewqahahverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1990

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6949
Word:קָהָה
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:qahah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-haw'
Meaning:1. to be dull
KJV Renderings:be set on edge, be blunt.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7329

[קָהָה] verb be blunt, dull (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic קְהָא, [untranscribed source text 4689]); —

Qal Imperfect 3 feminine plural תִּקְהֶינָה Jer 31:29: Jer 30; Ezek 18:2 (all of teeth).
Pi`el in sense of Qal: Perfect 3 masculine singular קֵהָה Eccl 10:10 if the iron be blunt.


Other Resources

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

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