*kḥš: 'to grow lean, become thin'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*kḥš
Meaning	'to grow lean, become thin'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	kḥš qal (Ps 109:24) (HALOT 469); kaḥaš (Jb 16:8) (HALOT 470)	HALOT 469; HALOT 470	gloss withheld
Aramaic	kǝḥaš (LGz. 280); JArm. qal, af. (HALOT 469)	LGz. 280; HALOT 469	gloss withheld
Geez	kʷəḥsa (LGz. 280)	LGz. 280	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 280 joins Geez kʷəḥsa with Hebrew kāḥaš and Aramaic kəḥaš, after Praetorius; HALOT 469 prints the Ethiopic with ?. HALOT 469 sets kḥš 'to deny, deceive' under the same heading and asks whether the two senses are separate roots.

Updated 26 October 2026

*kḥš: 'to grow lean, become thin'

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