Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root כחש

pattern KATUL

כָּחוּשׁ kachush
כְּחוּשָׁה kchusha

gaunt, thin, haggard

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
כָּחוּשׁ kachush
כְּחוּשָׁה kchusha
כְּחוּשִׁים kchushim
כְּחוּשׁוֹת kchushot

Notes

The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine הִתְכַּחֲשׁוּת denial
  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine כַּחַשׁ thinness, gauntness, leanness (lit.)
  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine כַּחַשׁ lie, falsehood (lit.)
  • Verb – pi'el לְכַחֵשׁ to lie, to deceive (biblical); to deny (biblical)
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַכְחִישׁ to deny
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְכַּחֵשׁ to deny, to disavow (ל-)