Hebrew · H3582 · unreviewed

כָּחַד

To secrete , by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy

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כָּחַד H3582
Pronunciation kāḥad

What does כָּחַד (kāḥad) mean in the Bible?

כָּחַד (kāḥad) is a Hebrew word meaning "to secrete , by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy". to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy BDB: hide Usage: conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.

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Meaning

to secrete , by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
Extended definition

Concealment intensifies to destruction; hiding something away renders it desolate or eliminated

to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy BDB: hide Usage: conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 15×
Jussive 1Sam 3:17 · Jer 38:14 · Jer 38:25 · Josh 7:19 · 2Sam 14:18 · Jer 50:2
Perfect Isa 3:9 · Job 15:18 · Job 6:10 · Ps 40:11 · 1Sam 3:18
Imperfect Gen 47:18 · Ps 78:4 · 1Sam 3:17 · Job 27:11
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Hos 5:3 · Job 22:20 · Ps 139:15 · Job 4:7 · Ps 69:6
Imperfect 2Sam 18:13 · Zech 11:9
Participle active Job 15:28
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