כָּחַד (b. h.; cmp. כחש) to diminish. Pi. - כִּיחֵדto withhold, deny. Num. R. s. 13 לא כ׳ מיעקב did not withhold (the truth) from &c. Hif. - הִכְחִידto destroy. Num. R. s. 20 לקללן ולהַכְחִידָן to curse and destroy them. Ex. R. s. 12; a. e. Nif. - נִכְחָדto be destroyed. Ib. היית נ׳ מן וכ׳ thou wouldst have been wiped out from the earth.