כָּוָה
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H3554
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
burn tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
כָּוָה: vb. burn, scorch, brand tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. burn, scorch, brand (NH id.; Aramaic ܟܘܳܐ especially Pa.; Arabic كَوَى cauterize)— Impf. 2 ms. תִּכָּוֶה Is 43:2 thou shalt not be scorched (fig. of Isr., ‖ בָּעַר); 3 fpl. וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִּכָּוֶי֑נָה Pr 6:28 shall a man walk on the coals and his feet not be burned? (‖ שָׂרַף of garments v 27).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: will they be scorched (1); you will be scorched (1).
In the verses
אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃
Word for word: or? will.he.walk? a.man on (the).burning coals and feet his not will.they.be.scorched
JPS 1917: Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
כִּֽי־תַעֲבֹ֤ר בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ׃
Word for word: (dm) you.will.pass in the waters [will be].with.you I and in the rivers not they will.overflow.you (dm) you.will.walk in fire not you.will.be.scorched and flame not it.will.burn (in) you
JPS 1917: When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
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