UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: כֵּהֶה · כֵּהָה

Sense 1: to falter, to grow faint

Semantic domains: Weak (002001001065)

Core domains: Strength (172)

Definition: = process by which humans gradually lose strength and energy after a prolonged time of activity

Forms: vbqal-

ISA 42:4: RV ISA 42:4 · LV ISA 42:4 · Read together ISA 42:4

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OET-RV ISA 42:4

4 He won’t grow dim or be crushed
⇔ before he’s established justice in the world,
⇔ and while the islands wait for his instructions.

OET-LV ISA 42:4

4 Not he _will _grow _dim and_not he _will _be _crushed until he _will _establish on _the_earth justice and_for_instruction _of_his islands they _will _wait.

Sense 2: (one's) courage fails

Semantic domains: Afraid (002001002001)

Core domains: Confidence and Fear (043)

Definition: literally: (one's) spirit weakens; hence: = process by which humans lose their courage and grow afraid

Forms: vbpiel

Collocations: רוּחַ כהה

Synonyms: יָדִַים רפה · לֵב מסס

EZE 21:12: RV EZE 21:7 · LV EZE 21:12 · Read together EZE 21:7

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OET-RV EZE 21:7

7 That’ll get the people asking you, ‘What are you groaning about?’ Then you’ll tell them, ‘Because of the news that’s coming, because every stomach will go tense and every hand will tremble. Breathing will become difficult, and every knee will turn to jelly. Listen, it’s coming, and that’s what it’ll be like. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.’ ”

OET-LV EZE 21:12

12  And_it _was if/because they _will _say to_you concerning what are_you groaning and_you _will _say because _of a _report if/because _that it_is_coming and_ every _of heart _it _will _melt and_ all _of hands _they _will _drop and_ every _of spirit _it _will _grow _faint and_all knees they _will _go water THERE it_is_coming and_it _will _happen the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

Sense 3: to fade

Semantic domains: Lax (002001003013)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: literally: to weaken; hence: = process by which a condition gradually loses its intensity

Forms: vbpiel

LEV 13:6: RV LEV 13:6 · LV LEV 13:6 · Read together LEV 13:6

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OET-RV LEV 13:6

6 After that next seven days, if the infection has faded and not spread, the priest must pronounce the person as ‘clean’—it was just a sore so the person must wash their clothes and then they’ll be ‘clean’.

OET-LV LEV 13:6

6 And_ the_priest/officer _he _will _see DOM_him/it in _the_day the_seventh a _second_time and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_plague it _has _become _dull and_not the_plague it _has _spread in_skin and_he_will _declare _him _pure the_priest/officer is_a _skin _rash it and_he _will _wash garments _of_his and_he _will _be _pure.

LEV 13:56: RV LEV 13:56 · LV LEV 13:56 · Read together LEV 13:56

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OET-RV LEV 13:56

56 However, if the priest notices that the growth has faded after being washed, then it can be torn out of the clothing or piece of leather or woven material.

OET-LV LEV 13:56

56 And_if the_priest/officer he _has _seen and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_plague it _has _become _dull after DOM_him/it was _washed _out and_he _will _tear DOM_him/it from the_clothing or from the_hide or from the_warp or from the_woof.

Sense 4: to restrain

Semantic domains: Non-Engage (002003003011)

Definition: literally: to weaken (someone) = causative process by which humans try to weaken the resolve of other humans to engage in a certain activity

Forms: vbpiel

SA1 3:13: RV SA1 3:13 · LV SA1 3:13 · Read together SA1 3:13

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OET-RV SA1 3:13