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kāḥaš כָּחַשׁ ‘to deceive’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

kāḥaš v
1) to deceive, lie, fail, grow lean, be disappointing, be untrue, be insufficient, be found liars, belie, deny, dissemble, deal falsely
 1a) (Qal) to become lean
 1b) (Niphal) to cringe, feign obedience
 1c) (Piel)
  1c1) to deceive, deny falsely
  1c2) to act deceptively
  1c3) to cringe
  1c4) to disappoint, fail
 1d) (Hithpael) to cringe, feign obedience

Mentioned in Genesis 18:15 Codex Leviticus 5:22, 5:21, 19:11 Deuteronomy 33:29 Joshua 24:27, 7:11 2 Samuel 22:45 1 Kings 13:18 Isaiah 59:13 Jeremiah 5:12 Hosea 4:2, 9:2 Habakkuk 3:17 Zechariah 13:4 Psalms 18:45, 66:3, 109:24, 81:16 Proverbs 30:9 Job 31:28, 8:18

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