H6949 קָהָה

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 4 KJV occurrences

קָהָה

qâhâh · kaw-haw'

Definition

to be dull

KJV Renderings

be set on edge, be blunt.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (4)

Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Jeremiah 31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Jeremiah 31:30But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Ezekiel 18:2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?