Strong's H3544 · Hebrew
כֵּהֶה
kêheh · /kay-heh'/
Definition
feeble, obscure
KJV: somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking.
Root / derivation: from H3543 (כָּהָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כֵּהֶה across 9 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus6 verses
And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
Leviticus 13:21But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:26But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:28And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
Leviticus 13:39Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
Leviticus 13:56And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
Isaiah2 verses
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. smoking: or, dimly burning quench: Heb. quench it
Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3544 (kêheh) mean?
feeble, obscure
How many times does H3544 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3544 (כֵּהֶה) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “dark.”
How is kêheh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3544 is rendered as “dark” (5×), “darkish” (1×), “dim” (1×), “heaviness” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word כֵּהֶה come from?
from H3543 (כָּהָה);