The meaning of “כָּהָה”
Understanding kâhâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly. - to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuk...
כָּהָה
darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly. - to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull 1) to grow weak, grow dim, grow faint, falter, be weak, be dim, be darkened, be restrained, be faint, fail 1a) (Qal) to grow dim, grow faint 1b) (Piel) to faint, grow weak, grow faint
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:1 | “And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.” Word: כָּהָה (kâhâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 34:7 | “And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.” Word: כָּהָה (kâhâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 3:13 | “For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.” Word: כָּהָה (kâhâh) | |
| Job 17:7 | “Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.” Word: כָּהָה (kâhâh) | |
| Isaiah 42:4 | “He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.” Word: כָּהָה (kâhâh) |
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