כַּחַשׁ (kaḥaš) is a Hebrew noun meaning lying. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3585).

Also rendered

• lie

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 975a)

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.”)

• כָּחַשׁ kāḥaš — be disappointing
• כֶּחָשׁ keḥāš — deceptive

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