The meaning of “כָּשַׁל”
Understanding kâshal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ...
כָּשַׁל
bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak. - to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle) - by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall 1) to stumble, stagger, totter 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stumble 1a2) to totter 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to stumble 1b2) to be tottering, be feeble 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow 1c2) to make feeble, make weak 1d) (Hophal) to be made to stumble 1e) (Piel) bereave
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 26:37 | “And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.” Word: כָּשַׁל (kâshal) | |
| Nehemiah 4:10 | “And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.” Word: כָּשַׁל (kâshal) | |
| Proverbs 4:19 | “The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.” Word: כָּשַׁל (kâshal) | |
| Lamentations 5:13 | “They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.” Word: כָּשַׁל (kâshal) | |
| Hosea 14:1 | “O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.” Word: כָּשַׁל (kâshal) |
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