ka.hah describes a father's failure to restrain his sons when their conduct brought a curse on themselves.

The attested use describes not acting to restrain sons whose conduct brought a curse on themselves.

1. Failing to restrain wrongdoing · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 3:13, the Piel perfect masculine singular form occurs in the statement that a father did not act toward his sons while they were bringing a curse on themselves; the APB renders the clause "and he did not rebuke them."

   1 Samuel 3:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 3:13, the APB presents the clause as "and he did not rebuke them." This rendering confirms the clause's overall sense rather than isolating every feature of the Hebrew form.