Quick Definition
be blunt
Strong's Definition
to be dull
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be set on edge, be blunt.
TWOT Reference: 1990.1
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קָהָה (qa.hah) — be blunt. 1) to be blunt, be dull 1a) (Qal) to be blunt, be dull 1b) (Piel) to be blunt
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Impact | verb qal
to be blunt?, to be numb exact meaning unknown; = process by which one's teeth are affected by the eating of sour grapes, and become blunt, numb, or adversely affected in another way
Impact | verb pi
to be blunt = state in which a tool loses its sharp cutting edge, ◄ as a result of frequent use, ► so that it has become ineffective and needs sharpening
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[קָהָה] vb. be blunt, dull Qal (all of teeth)
Pi. in sense of Qal: if the iron be blunt.
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