faint
ke.heh describes something diminished in strength or visibility, including skin marks, eyesight, flax, and spirit.
The word most often describes a skin mark whose appearance is diminished or not prominent in priestly examination. It also appears of a plague that has faded, and of weakened eyesight, flax, and spirit.
Senses in use
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Dimmed appearance in skin examination · dominant
In Leviticus 13:21 and Leviticus 13:26, the feminine singular adjective describes a skin condition examined alongside the absence of white hair and an appearance not lower than the skin. In Leviticus 13:28, the bright spot has not spread and is described this way before being identified as a burn scar; Leviticus 13:39 similarly speaks of white bright spots in the skin.
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A condition that has faded · common
In Leviticus 13:6, the Piel perfect form occurs when the plague has changed by the second examination and has not spread in the skin. In Leviticus 13:56, the same verbal morphology occurs after the plague has changed following washing, before the priest's instruction concerning the affected material.
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Weakened eyes, flax, or spirit · common
In 1 Samuel 3:2, the feminine plural adjective is used in the clause about Eli's eyes, which the APB renders as having begun to grow faint so that he could not see. Isaiah 42:3 places the feminine singular form with flax that will not be quenched, while Isaiah 61:3 contrasts a faint spirit with the mantle of praise.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the adjective as “faint” in descriptions of skin conditions, eyes, flax, and spirit, while it renders the verbal forms as “has faded.” These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.