כָּחַשׁ (kāḥaš) is a Hebrew verb meaning be disappointing. It appears 22 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3584).

Also rendered

• to deceive

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 975)

Root family 975: כָחַשׁ kāḥaš — fail, be found liars, belie, deceive, deny, dissemble, deal falsely, lie. (ASV, RSV similar, except that RSV has “come fawning,” or “come cringing” in place of “submit to.”)

• כַּחַשׁ kaḥaš — lying
• כֶּחָשׁ keḥāš — deceptive

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