What does כֵּהֶה (kēheh) mean in the Bible?
כֵּהֶה (kēheh): Loss of brightness or clarity—used of vision dimming, light fading, or strength ebbing away
Hebrew · H3544
כֵּהֶה
Feeble , obscure
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כֵּהֶה H3544
Pronunciation kēheh
What does כֵּהֶה (kēheh) mean in the Bible?
כֵּהֶה (kēheh): Loss of brightness or clarity—used of vision dimming, light fading, or strength ebbing away
Full entry for כֵּהֶה (H3544) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3544?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include but has faded (2), and a smoldering (1), and has faded (1), are dull (1), had grown so dim (1).
Where does כֵּהֶה (kēheh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (4), Isaiah (2), 1 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It but has faded 2× Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:28
and a smoldering 1× Isaiah 42:3
and has faded 1× Leviticus 13:21
are dull 1× Leviticus 13:39
had grown so dim 1× 1 Samuel 3:2
of despair 1× Isaiah 61:3
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:21 כֵהָ֑ה to and has faded Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 13:26 כֵהָ֑ה to but has faded Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 13:28 כֵהָ֔ה to but has faded Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 13:39 כֵּה֣וֹת to are dull Adjective - feminine plural 1 Samuel 3:2 כֵה֔וֹת to had grown so dim Adjective - feminine plural Isaiah 42:3 כֵהָ֖ה to and a smoldering Adjective - feminine singular Isaiah 61:3 כֵּהָ֑ה to of despair Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:21
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Leviticus 4 1 Samuel 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
כֵהָ֑ה 2x ḵê·hāh Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26
כֵהָ֔ה 1x ḵê·hāh Leviticus 13:28
כֵהָ֖ה 1x ḵê·hāh Isaiah 42:3
כֵּהָ֑ה 1x kê·hāh Isaiah 61:3
כֵה֔וֹת 1x ḵê·hō·wṯ 1 Samuel 3:2
כֵּה֣וֹת 1x kê·hō·wṯ Leviticus 13:39
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 5x Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:28, Isaiah 42:3
Adjective - feminine plural 2x Leviticus 13:39, 1 Samuel 3:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Loss of brightness or clarity—used of vision dimming, light fading, or strength ebbing away
Strong's H3544
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Word forms 1 form 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Leviticus 13:38-39 Source Gloss
feeble , obscure
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Loss of brightness or clarity—used of vision dimming, light fading, or strength ebbing away
feeble, obscure BDB: dim Usage: somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking.
Grammatical Forms
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This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 9
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect Lev 13:6 · Lev 13:56 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
describes a white spot on skin that is pale or faint in appearance
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
כֵּהֶה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain