Strong H3585כַּ֫חַשׁ

lie

Transliteration
kachash
Pronunciation
kakh'-ash
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H3584; literally a failure of {flesh} that {is} emaciation; figuratively hypocrisy: - {leanness} {lies} lying.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: lie

Exact lexical definition: lying

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: כַּ֫חַשׁ n.m . 1. lying . 2. leanness

In the Bible

Strong H3585 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • lie5
  • leanness1

First verses

  1. Job 16:8
    And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
  2. Psalms 59:12
    For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
  3. Hosea 7:3
    They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
  4. Hosea 10:13
    Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
  5. Hosea 11:12
    Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
  6. Nahum 3:1
    Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
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