Strong's Lexicon kashal: To stumble, to fall, to stagger, to totter Original Word: כָּשַׁל Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4417 (pipto): To fall - G4624 (skandalizo): To cause to stumble, to offend Usage: The Hebrew verb "kashal" primarily conveys the idea of stumbling or falling, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is used to describe physical stumbling, as well as moral or spiritual failure. The term can imply a loss of strength or stability, leading to a fall or collapse. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the failure of plans or the downfall of individuals or nations. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical stumbling was often seen as a metaphor for spiritual or moral failure. The Israelites understood their covenant relationship with God as one that required steadfastness and faithfulness. Stumbling, therefore, was not just a physical act but also a representation of failing to uphold the covenant or falling into sin. The imagery of stumbling is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to illustrate the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the resulting vulnerability to external threats or internal weaknesses. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to stumble, stagger, totter NASB Translation bring you down (1), bring down (1), brought down (1), cast down (1), downfall (1), fail (1), failed (1), failing (1), fall (4), fall down (1), feeble (3), feeble* (1), overthrown (1), stumble (26), stumble badly (1), stumbled (12), stumbles (2), tottering (1), weak (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs כָּשַׁל verb stumble, stagger, totter (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac [ ] give offence (occasion for stumbling), σκανδαλιζω, (chiefly Ethpe`el Aph`el), see PS Brock Schw; Arabic  is be heavy, sluggish); — Qal Perfect ׳כ Nehemiah 4:4 +, (Hosea 5:5b read יִכָּשֵׁל, compare We), כָּֽשְׁלָה Isaiah 3:8; Isaiah 59:14; כָּֽשְׁלוּ Jeremiah 46:6 +, כָּשַׁלְנוּ Isaiah 59:10, etc.; Imperfect3masculine plural יכשׁ֑ולו Proverbs 4:16 Kt (but read Hiph`il, q. v., so Qr); יכשׁלו Nahum 3:3 Kt (but read Perfect וְכָֽשְׁלוּ so Qr); Infinitive absolute כָּשׁוֺל Isaiah 40:30 (c. Niph`al Imperfect); Participle active כּוֺשֵׁל Isaiah 5:27 2t., כּשֵׁל2Chronicles 28:15; Paslm 2 Chron 105:37; feminine plural כּשְׁלוֺת Isaiah 35:3; — 1 stumble at, over, something, with ב (literally by means of), Nahum 3:3, ׳גִּבּוֺר בְּגִבּוֺר כ Jeremiah 46:13 (+ נָפַל), compare Leviticus 26:37; ׳וּנְעָרִיס בָּעֵץ כ Lamentations 5:13 i.e. stagger (of toil in captivity); absolute Isaiah 5:27 ׅ "" (עָיֵף, כָּֽשְׁלוּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ Jeremiah 46:6, compare ׳הִרְבָּה כּוֺשֵׁ֑ל גַּםנָֿפַל אישׁ וגו Jeremiah 46:16 (strange; Gie following in part ᵐ5 ᵑ6, עֶרְבְּךָ כָּשַׁל וְנָפַל thy mixed people — compare Jeremiah 25:20, etc. — hath stumbled and hath fallen); often figurative of overthrow, throughdivine judgment, with בְּ at, (see above) Jeremiah 6:21, so Isaiah 8:15 (+ נָפַל etc.) according to Ges Hi Bhul Che Di; < בָּם = among them, — Israel and Judah, — as ב in Isaiah 8:16, so Ew De Du EV; Hosea 4:5 (twice in verse); Hosea 5:5; Hosea 14:2 (בַּעֲוֺנֶָֽךָ, בְּ probably instrumental); absolute of Babylon, under figure of זָדוֺן, ונפל ׳כ Jeremiah 50:32; ונפל ׳כ Paslm Jeremiah 27:2; Isaiah 3:8; Isaiah 31:3 (both "" נפל); of אֱמֶת Isaiah 59:14; in metaphor of anxiety, distress Isaiah 59:10, Paslm Isa 107:12. 2 totter, of knees, literal מִצּוֺם ׳בִּרְכַּי כ Paslm Isa 109:24 my knees totter from fasting; figurative Isaiah 35:3 ("" יָדַיִם רָפוֺת) כּוֺשֵׁל tottering one, literal Job 4:4; 2Chronicles 28:15; Paslm 2 Chron 105:37; hence figurative, fail, of strength (כֹּחַ) Nehemiah 4:4; Paslm Neh 31:11; — Infinitive absolute כָּשׁוֺל, see below Niph`al Niph`al Perfect consecutive וְנִכְשַׁל Daniel 11:9, וְנִכְשְׁלוּ Daniel 11:33, וְנִכְשָׁ֑לוּ Daniel 11:14; Imperfect יִכָּשֵׁל Ezekiel 33:12 + Hosea 5:5b (ᵐ5. as va, so We; ᵑ0 כָּשַׁל), 2 masculine singular תִּכָּשֵׁל Proverbs 4:12, בִּכָּֽשְׁלוּ Proverbs 24:17 (yet see Ges§ 51, R. 1), בְּהִכָּֽשְׁלָם Daniel 11:34; Participle נִכְשָׁל Zechariah 12:8; plural נִכְשָׁלִים 1 Samuel 2:4; — 1 stumble (= Qal) Nahum 2:6; Isaiah 63:13; Jeremiah 31:9; usually figurative: a. of misfortune Proverbs 24:17 ("" נפל), negative Proverbs 4:12. b. of divine judgement (with בְּ at) Proverbs 4:19; Proverbs 24:16, negative Ezekiel 33:12; see also Hosea 14:10 (בְ location), Jeremiah 20:11; Daniel 11:14,35, יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ וְיאֹבְדוּ מִמָּנֶיךָ Psalm 9:4; especially = be overthrown, of nations, armies, etc., Hosea 5:5 (with בַּעֲוֺנָם, compare Hosea 14:2 Qal), Jeremiah 6:15 "" נפל, compare Jeremiah 8:12 ("" id.), Daniel 11:19 ( + נפל), Daniel 11:33 (בְ instrumental), Daniel 11:34; Daniel 11:41. 2 be tottering, feeble, כָּשׁוֺל יִכָּשֵׁ֑לוּ Isaiah 40:30 (opposed to יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ Isaiah 40:31); so participle 1 Samuel 2:4; Zechariah 12:8. Pi`el only apparent, תְּכַשְּׁלִי Ezekiel 36:14, read תְּשַׁכְּלִי with Qr Vrss EV Sm Co Da (see also Hiph`il near the end). Hiph`il Perfect הִכְשִׁיל Lamentations 1:14 הִכְשַׁלְתֶּם Malachi 2:8; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַכְשִׁילְךָ2Chronicles 25:8; 2 feminine singular תַּכְשִׁלִי Ezekiel 36:15 (but strike out ᵐ5 Co; read תשׁכלי, as Ezekiel 36:14 other Vrss Sm Da); 3 masculine plural יַכְשִׁילוּ Proverbs 4:16 Qr (Kt see below Qal), וַיַּכְשִׁילֻהוּ Paslm Prov 64:9, וַיַּכְשִׁלוּם Jeremiah 18:15 (so ᵑ7; Gie, after ᵐ5. ᵑ6, וַיִּכְשְׁלוּ, [< וַיִּכָּֽשִׁלוּ]); Infinitive construct הַכְשִׁיל2Chronicles 25:8, sf הַכְשִׁילוֺ2Chronicles 28:23; — 1 cause to stumble, figurative: a. = bring injury or ruin to, abs Proverbs 4:16; of punishment Psalm 64:9 (indefinite subject; si vera lectio; text probably corrupt, see Che Bae). b. = overthrow, of nation, army, etc., 2 Chronicles 25:8 (followed by לִפְנֵי אוֺיֵב) compare 2 Chronicles 25:8 (opposed to עזר); cause overthrow2Chronicles 28:23. — On Ezekiel 36:15 see above c. morally, Jeremiah 18:15 (בְּ local), Malachi 2:8 (בְּ instrumental). 2 make feeble, weak, הִכְשִׁיל כֹּחִי Lamentations 1:14 (of God's dealing with Jerusalem) Hoph`al only Participle והיו מֻכְשָׁלִים לְפָנֶיךָ Jeremiah 18:23 either and let them be ones who have stumbled before thee, i.e. regard them as such (Hi Gf VB), or and let them be ones overthrown before thee (Gie; so Qr according to Gf). So also in Ezekiel 21:20 according to Co, compare Sm Da (ᵑ0 מִכְשֹׁלִים, see מִכְשׁוֺל). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bereave, cast down, be decayed, cause to fail, make to fall down feeble, be the ruinedA primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall -- bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, X utterly, be weak. Forms and Transliterations הִכְשִׁ֣יל הִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥ם הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל הכשיל הכשלתם הנכשל וְכָ֣שְׁלוּ וְכָ֥שְׁלוּ וְכָשְׁל֤וּ וְכָשְׁל֧וּ וְכָשַׁ֤ל וְכָשַׁ֧ל וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ וְכָשְׁל֖וּ וְנִכְשְׁל֞וּ וְנִכְשַׁ֥ל וְנִכְשָֽׁלוּ׃ וְנִכְשָׁלִ֖ים וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ וַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּם וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ וּבְהִכָּ֣שְׁלָ֔ם וּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃ ובהכשלם ובכשלו ויכשילוהו ויכשלום וכשל וכשלו וכשלת ולהכשיל׃ ונכשל ונכשלו ונכשלו׃ ונכשלים יִכָּ֣שֶׁל יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּ יִכָּֽשְׁל֗וּ יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙ יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ יִכָּשֵׁ֑לוּ יַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤ יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃ יכשילו׃ יכשילך יכשל יכשלו יכשלו׃ כָּ֝שְׁל֗וּ כָּשְׁל֖וּ כָּשְׁל֣וּ כָּשַׁ֣ל כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ כָּשַׁ֥ל כָּשַׁל֙ כָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ כָּשָׁ֔לוּ כָּשׁ֥וֹל כָשְׁל֣וּ כָשְׁלָ֤ה כָשְׁלָה֙ כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת כּ֭וֹשֵׁל כּוֹשֵֽׁל׃ כּוֹשֵׁ֑ל כּוֹשֵׁ֔ל כּוֹשֵׁל֙ כושל כושל׃ כשול כשל כשלה כשלו כשלו׃ כשלות כשלנו כשלת לְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹ להכשילו מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ מכשלים תְשַׁכְּלִי־ תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ תַכְשִׁ֣לִי תכשל׃ תכשלי תשכלי־ chaShalta chasheLah chasheLu han·niḵ·šāl hannichShal hanniḵšāl hichshalTem hichShil hiḵ·šal·tem hiḵ·šîl hiḵšaltem hiḵšîl kā·šā·lū kā·šal kā·šal·nū ḵā·šal·tā ḵā·šə·lāh kā·šə·lū ḵā·šə·lū kā·šō·wl kāšal kāšalnū ḵāšaltā kāšālū ḵāšəlāh kāšəlū ḵāšəlū kaShal kaShalnu kaShalu kasheLu kaShol kāšōwl kō·šə·lō·wṯ kō·wō·šêl Kooshel kōšəlōwṯ koShel kosheLot kōwōšêl lə·haḵ·šî·lōw lehachshiLo ləhaḵšîlōw muchshaLim muḵ·šā·lîm muḵšālîm tachShili ṯaḵ·ši·lî ṯaḵšilî ṯə·šak·kə·lî- ṯəšakkəlî- teshakkeli ṯik·kā·šêl ṯikkāšêl tikkaShel ū·ḇə·hik·kā·šə·lām ū·ḇik·kā·šə·lōw ū·lə·haḵ·šîl ūḇəhikkāšəlām ūḇikkāšəlōw ulehachShil ūləhaḵšîl uvhikKasheLam uvikkasheLo vaiyachshiLuhu vaiyachshiLum vechaShal vechashalTa vechasheLu venichShal venichshaLim venichShalu venichsheLu way·yaḵ·šî·lū·hū way·yaḵ·ši·lūm wayyaḵšîlūhū wayyaḵšilūm wə·ḵā·šal wə·ḵā·šal·tā wə·ḵā·šə·lū wə·niḵ·šā·lîm wə·niḵ·šā·lū wə·niḵ·šal wə·niḵ·šə·lū wəḵāšal wəḵāšaltā wəḵāšəlū wəniḵšal wəniḵšālîm wəniḵšālū wəniḵšəlū yachshileCha yachShilu yaḵ·šî·lə·ḵā yaḵ·šî·lū yaḵšîləḵā yaḵšîlū yik·kā·šê·lū yik·kā·šə·lū yik·kā·šel yikkāšel yikkāšêlū yikkāšəlū yikKashel yikkasheLuLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 26:37 HEB: וְכָשְׁל֧וּ אִישׁ־ בְּאָחִ֛יו NAS: They will therefore stumble over each KJV: And they shall fall one upon another, INT: stumble each other 1 Samuel 2:4 2 Chronicles 25:8 2 Chronicles 25:8 2 Chronicles 28:15 2 Chronicles 28:23 Nehemiah 4:10 Job 4:4 Psalm 9:3 Psalm 27:2 Psalm 31:10 Psalm 64:8 Psalm 105:37 Psalm 107:12 Psalm 109:24 Proverbs 4:12 Proverbs 4:16 Proverbs 4:19 Proverbs 24:16 Proverbs 24:17 Isaiah 3:8 Isaiah 5:27 Isaiah 8:15 Isaiah 28:13 Isaiah 31:3 63 Occurrences |
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