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kaḥaš כַּ֫חַשׁ ‘lie’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from kāḥaš כָּחַשׁ ‘to deceive’
Roots: כחשׁ

kaḥaš n, m
1) lying, deception
2) leanness, failure

Mentioned in Hosea 10:13, 12:1, 7:3 Nahum 3:1 Psalms 59:13 Job 16:8

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