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כָּהָה H3543

H3543 is the Hebrew word כָּהָה, transliterated kâhâh and said kaw-haw'. The King James Version most often renders it dim.

Word: כָּהָהTransliteration: kâhâhSaid: kaw-haw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

dim 2×restrained 1×also is dim 1×fail 1×faint 1×utterly 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly.

Verses using כָּהָה

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 27:1 · KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 34:7 · KJV

And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

1 Samuel 3:13 · KJV

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.

Job 17:7 · KJV

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

Isaiah 42:4 · KJV

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Ezekiel 21:7 · KJV

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.

Zechariah 11:17 · KJV

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3543 mean?

H3543 is the Hebrew word כָּהָה (kâhâh), meaning to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull.

How is H3543 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it dim (2 times), restrained (1 time), also is dim (1 time), fail (1 time), faint (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3543 appear in the Bible?

כָּהָה (kâhâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3543 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H3540 · כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר — Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king H3541 · כֹּה — properly, like this, i.e. by implication…H3542 · כָּה — {properly, like this, i.e. by implication…H3544 · כֵּהֶה — feeble, obscure H3545 · כֵּהָה — properly, a weakening; figuratively…H3546 · כְּהַל — to be able

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