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Hebrew wordlink #126595

OSHB 1 Sam 3:2 כֵהוֹת (kēhōt) Strongs=3544 Lemma=‘כֵּהֶה’
contextual word gloss=‘dim’ word gloss=‘dim’
Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1165

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Only use of identical word form ‘כֵהוֹת’ (Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘כֵהוֹת’ (Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘dim’.

Hebrew words (10) other than כֵהוֹת (Morphology=Aafpa PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘dim’

GEN 27:1 וַתִּכְהֶיןָ (vattikheynā) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘כָּהָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, they_had_grown_dim’ morpheme glosses=‘and, dim’ OSHB GEN 27:1 word 5

OET-LV: 27 and_he/it _was if/because Yiʦḩāq he _was _old eyes _of_his and_they _had _grown _dim from_seeing and_he/it _called DOM ˊĒsāv his/its_son the_big/great(sg) and_he/it _said to_him/it my _son _of_Oh and_he/it _said to_him/it here_I_am. (GEN_27:1)

OET-RV: 27 When Yitshak grew old and could no longer see, he called his older son Esaw and said to him, “My son.”
¶ “I’m here,” Esaw replied. (GEN 27:1)

DEU 34:7 כָהֲתָה (kāhₐtāh) Lemma=‘כָּהָה’ contextual word gloss=‘it_had_grown_dim’ word gloss=‘were_~_weak’ OSHB DEU 34:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 And_Mosheh was_a _son _of one _hundred and_twenty year[s] when_he _of_died not eye _of_his it _had _grown _dim and_not vigor _of_his it _had _fled. (DEU_34:7)

OET-RV: 7 Mosheh was one hundred and twenty when he died, but he still had excellent eyesight and strength in his body. (DEU 34:7)

JOB 17:7 וַתֵּכַהּ (vattēkah) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘כָּהָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, it_has_grown_dim’ morpheme glosses=‘and, grown_dim’ OSHB JOB 17:7 word 1

OET-LV: 7 And_it _has _grown _dim from_grief eye _of_my and_my _of_members are_like_shadow of _them _of_all. (JOB_17:7)

OET-RV: 7 My eyes have become dark from my grief.
⇔ ≈ Every one of my body parts is just like a shadow. (JOB 17:7)

PSA 69:24 תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה (teḩshaknāh) Lemma=‘חָשַׁךְ’ contextual word gloss=‘may_they_grow_dim’ word gloss=‘darkened’ OSHB PSA 69:24 word 1

OET-LV: 24  eyes _of_their may _they _grow _dim from_seeing and_their _of_loins continually make _to _shake. (PSA_69:24)

OET-RV: 24 Pour your indignation out on them,
⇔ ≈ and let the fierceness of your anger overtake them. (PSA 69:24)

ECC 12:3 וְחָשְׁכוּ (vəḩāshəkū) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘חָשַׁךְ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, they_will_grow_dim’ morpheme glosses=‘and, see_dimly’ OSHB ECC 12:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3 In _the_day when_they _will _tremble those _who_keep _of (of)_the_house and_they _will _bend _themselves the _people _of (the)_strength and_they _will _cease the_female_grinders if/because they _have _become _few and_they _will _grow _dim the_women_who_look in_windows. (ECC_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 That day when the guards of the house will get the trembles
⇔ and the strong men will be bent over,
⇔ and the women grinding grain will stop because there’s only a few of them left,
⇔ and the women looking out the windows will no longer see clearly. (ECC 12:3)

ISA 42:3 כֵהָה (kēhāh) Lemma=‘כֵּהֶה’ contextual word gloss=‘dim’ word gloss=‘dimly’ OSHB ISA 42:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 A _reed crushed not he _will _break and_a _wick dim not he_will _extinguish _it to_faithfulness he _will _bring _forth justice. (ISA_42:3)

OET-RV: 3 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 42:3)

ISA 42:4 יִכְהֶה (yikheh) Lemma=‘כָּהָה’ contextual word gloss=‘he_will_grow_dim’ word gloss=‘grow_faint’ OSHB ISA 42:4 word 2

OET-LV: 4 Not he _will _grow _dim and_not he _will _be _crushed until he _will _establish on _the_earth justice and_for_his _of_instruction islands they _will _wait. (ISA_42:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 42:4)

LAM 5:17 חָשְׁכוּ (ḩāshəkū) Lemma=‘חָשַׁךְ’ contextual word gloss=‘they_have_grown_dim’ word gloss=‘grow_dim’ OSHB LAM 5:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17 On this it _has _become faint heart _of_our on these_things eyes _of_our they _have _grown _dim. (LAM_5:17)

OET-RV: ⇔  17 As a result of that, we’ve become depressed.
⇔ On account of those things, our eyes grow dim. (LAM 5:17)

ZEC 11:17 כָּהֹה (kāhoh) Lemma=‘כָּהָה’ contextual word gloss=‘totally_(dim)’ word gloss=‘to_be_blind’ OSHB ZEC 11:17 word 17

OET-LV: 17 woe _to the _shepherd _of (the)_worthlessness who_abandons _of (of)_the_flock a _sword will _be_on arm _of_his and_on the _eye _of his _right _side _of_of arm _of_his totally _(wither) it _will _wither and_the _eye _of his _right _side _of_of totally _(dim) it _will _grow _dim. (ZEC_11:17)

OET-RV: 17 The worthless shepherd who abandons the flock won’t end well.
⇔ May the sword come against his arm and his right eye.
⇔ ≈ May his arm wither away and may his right eye become blind.” (ZEC 11:17)

ZEC 11:17 תִכְהֶֽה (tikheh) Lemma=‘כָּהָה’ contextual word gloss=‘it_will_grow_dim’ word gloss=‘be_blind’ OSHB ZEC 11:17 word 18