1. כָּשַׁל
stumble, stagger, totter
The corpus record — Hebrew
וְכָשְׁל֧וּ
kashal · vb
stumble, stagger, totter
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 65 · 2.12/10k
Senses
2. כָּשַׁל
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
3. כשל
he gave occasion for stumbling
Attestations
- וְ/כָשְׁל֧וּ Leviticus 26:37 (BHS)
- וְ/נִכְשָׁלִ֖ים 1 Samuel 2:4 (BHS)
- כָשְׁלָה֙ Isaiah 3:8 (BHS)
- כּוֹשֵׁל֙ Isaiah 5:27 (BHS)
- וְ/כָ֥שְׁלוּ Isaiah 8:15 (BHS)
- וְ/כָשְׁל֤וּ Isaiah 28:13 (BHS)
6 of 65 attestations shown.
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