קָהָה
Used: 4 times · Key: 6949 · BDB: קָהָה
Glosses
they.will.be.blunt (2); it.is.blunt (1); they.are.blunt (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
be blunt tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb. be blunt, dull Qal tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. be blunt, dull (NH id.; Aramaic קְהָא, ܩܗܳܐ );— Impf. 3 fpl. תִּקְהֶינָה Je 31:29, 30 Ez 18:2 (all of teeth). in sense of Qal: Pf. 3 ms. קֵהָה Ec 10:10 if the iron be blunt.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «קָהָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם לֹא־יֹאמְר֣וּ ע֔וֹד אָב֖וֹת אָ֣כְלוּ בֹ֑סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃
Word for word: in the days (the) those not people.will.say again fathers they.have.eaten sour.grape[s] and.[the] teeth of.children they.will.be.blunt
JPS 1917: In those days they shall say no more: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'
אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖רחָכְמָֽה׃
Word for word: if it.is.blunt the.iron [axe] and he not faces he.has.sharpened and strength(s) he.will.make.strong and.[is] an.advantage to.give.success wisdom
JPS 1917: If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.
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