H6949 קָהָה
qâhâh — to be dull
KJV: be set on edge, be blunt.
Occurs 4 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [קָהָה] vb. be blunt, dull
- Qal (all of teeth)
- Pi. in sense of Qal: if the iron be blunt.
Where it occurs
- Jeremiah 31:29 — “In those days they will say no more, “‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
- Jeremiah 31:30 — But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
- Ezekiel 18:2 — “What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning Eretz-Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and…
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 — If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.