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כָּחַד

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

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כָּחַדH3582
Pronunciationkāḥad

What does כָּחַד (kāḥad) mean in the Bible?

כָּחַד (kāḥad): Concealment intensifies to destruction; hiding something away renders it desolate or eliminated

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Questions this entry answers

What does כָּחַד (kāḥad) mean in the Bible?

כָּחַד (kāḥad): Concealment intensifies to destruction; hiding something away renders it desolate or eliminated

How does the BSB render H3582?

The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hide (5), hidden (3), conceal (2), concealed (2), and he conceals (1).

Where does כָּחַד (kāḥad) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Psalms (5), Zechariah (4), 1 Samuel (3).

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
hide5×Genesis 47:18, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18, Psalms 78:4
hidden3×Psalms 69:5, Psalms 139:15, Hosea 5:3
conceal2×2 Samuel 14:18, Job 27:11
concealed2×Job 15:18, Psalms 40:10
and he conceals1×Job 20:12
and I will annihilate them1×Exodus 23:23
and the perishing1×Zechariah 11:9
are destroyed1×Job 22:20
been destroyed1×Job 4:7
conceal it1×Isaiah 3:9
denied1×Job 6:10
hide [it]1×Joshua 7:19
hide it1×Jeremiah 38:25
hold1×Jeremiah 50:2
I dismissed1×Zechariah 11:8
in ruined1×Job 15:28
is hidden1×2 Samuel 18:13
let us erase them1×Psalms 83:4
perish1×Zechariah 11:9
that led to its extermination1×1 Kings 13:34
the lost1×Zechariah 11:16
to wipe you1×Exodus 9:15
who annihilated1×2 Chronicles 32:21
you hide1×1 Samuel 3:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:18נְכַחֵ֣דtohideVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common pluralExodus 9:15וַתִּכָּחֵ֖דtoto wipe youConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularExodus 23:23וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃toand I will annihilate themConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularJoshua 7:19תְּכַחֵ֖דtohide [it]Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1 Samuel 3:17תְכַחֵ֖דtohideVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1 Samuel 3:17תְּכַחֵ֤דtoyou hideVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1 Samuel 3:18כִחֵ֖דtohideVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular2 Samuel 14:18תְכַחֲדִ֤יtoconcealVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular2 Samuel 18:13יִכָּחֵ֣דtois hiddenVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1 Kings 13:34וּלְהַכְחִיד֙tothat led to its exterminationConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 47:18
Aligned rows32
Books represented13
Genesis1Exodus2Joshua11 Samuel32 Samuel21 Kings12 Chronicles1Job7Psalms5Isaiah1Jeremiah3Hosea1Zechariah4
Source forms
נִכְחַ֣ד2xniḵ·ḥaḏJob 22:20, Hosea 5:3
נִכְחָֽדוּ׃2xniḵ·ḥā·ḏūJob 4:7, Psalms 69:5
תְּכַחֵ֥ד2xtə·ḵa·ḥêḏJeremiah 38:14, Jeremiah 38:25
אֲכַחֵֽד׃1x’ă·ḵa·ḥêḏJob 27:11
הַנִּכְחָד֤וֹת1xhan·niḵ·ḥā·ḏō·wṯZechariah 11:16
וָאַכְחִ֛ד1xwā·’aḵ·ḥiḏZechariah 11:8
וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃1xwə·hiḵ·ḥaḏ·tîwExodus 23:23
וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙1xwə·han·niḵ·ḥe·ḏeṯZechariah 11:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular5xJoshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:17, Jeremiah 38:14, Jeremiah 38:25
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular3xJob 22:20, Psalms 139:15, Hosea 5:3
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural2xJob 4:7, Psalms 69:5
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural2xGenesis 47:18, Psalms 78:4
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular2xJob 6:10, Psalms 40:10
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural2xJob 15:18, Isaiah 3:9
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural1xZechariah 11:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 83:4
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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