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Jeremiah 5:12
“They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:” (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
- כִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ — verb Piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:15Leviticus 5:21Leviticus 5:22Leviticus 19:11Deuteronomy 33:29
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.