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It is often used metaphorically to describe a reduction in effectiveness or intensity, whether in physical, mental, or spiritual contexts. The term can imply a weakening or diminishing of strength, clarity, or fervor.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, sharpness was often associated with effectiveness and readiness, whether in tools, weapons, or intellect. A dull sword, for example, would be ineffective in battle, just as a dull mind would be less capable of discerning truth or making wise decisions. The concept of dullness could also extend to spiritual matters, where a lack of fervor or zeal might be seen as a form of spiritual dullness.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">קָהָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be blunt, dull</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">קְהָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb087403.gif">); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">תִּקְהֶינָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Jeremiah 31:29</a>: <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30.htm">Jeremiah 30</a> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Ezekiel 18:2</a> (all of teeth). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> in sense of <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal:</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">קֵהָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:10</a> <em>if the iron be blunt</em>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be set on edge, be blunt <p>A primitive root; to be dull -- be set on edge, be blunt. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>קֵהָ֣ה קהה תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ תקהינה תקהינה׃ keHah qê·hāh qêhāh tikHeinah tiq·he·nāh tiqhenāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אִם־ <b> קֵהָ֣ה </b> הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the axe <span class="itali">is dull</span> and he does not sharpen<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> If the iron <span class="itali">be blunt,</span> and he do not whet<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> If <span class="itali">is dull</span> the axe he<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/31-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 31:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים <b> תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> teeth <span class="itali">are set on edge.'</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> teeth <span class="itali">are set on edge.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/31-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> teeth and the children's <span class="itali">are set</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/31-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 31:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאֹכֵ֥ל הַבֹּ֖סֶר <b> תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה </b> שִׁנָּֽיו׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his teeth <span class="itali">will be set on edge.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his teeth <span class="itali">shall be set on edge.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/31-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eats the sour <span class="itali">will be set</span> his teeth<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/18-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 18:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשִׁנֵּ֥י הַבָּנִ֖ים <b> תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> teeth <span class="itali">are set on edge'?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> teeth <span class="itali">are set on edge?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> teeth the children's <span class="itali">are set</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6949.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6949.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6949<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kehah_6949.htm">qê·hāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tikheinah_6949.htm">tiq·he·nāh — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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