כָּחַד
ka.chad
“to hide”
Definition
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
a primitive root;
- to hide, conceal, cut off, cut down, make desolate, kick 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be hidden 1a2) to be effaced, be destroyed, be cut off 1b) (Piel) to cover, hide 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to hide 1c2) to efface, annihilate
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
כָּחַד appears 27 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
If I had jeopardized my own life —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
The expression on their faces testifies against them,and like Sodom they flaunt their sin;they do not conceal it.Woe to them,for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
he will dwell in ruined cities,in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
It still brings me comfort,and joy through unrelenting pain,that I have not deniedthe words of the Holy One.
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