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Genesis 18:15
“Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כָּחַשׁkâchash · kaw-khash'
H3584 · Hebrew
H3584 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- תְּכַחֵ֨שׁ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 5:21Leviticus 5:22Leviticus 19:11Deuteronomy 33:29Joshua 7:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּחַשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.