What does כָּבָה (kābāh) mean in the Bible?
כָּבָה (kābāh): Extinguishing literal fire metaphorically represents suppressing or ending anger, rebellion, or divine judgment.
Hebrew · H3518
כָּבָה
To expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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כָּבָה H3518
Pronunciation kābāh
What does כָּבָה (kābāh) mean in the Bible?
כָּבָה (kābāh): Extinguishing literal fire metaphorically represents suppressing or ending anger, rebellion, or divine judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3518?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be quenched (6), be extinguished (4), to extinguish it (2), an unquenchable (1), and extinguished (1).
Where does כָּבָה (kābāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (3), 2 Chronicles (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It be quenched 6× 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Isaiah 34:10, Isaiah 66:24
be extinguished 4× Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, 2 Samuel 21:17, Jeremiah 7:20
to extinguish it 2× Jeremiah 21:12, Amos 5:6
an unquenchable 1× Jeremiah 17:27
and extinguished 1× 2 Chronicles 29:7
extinguish 1× Isaiah 42:3
extinguished 1× Proverbs 31:18
goes out 1× Proverbs 26:20
had gone out 1× 1 Samuel 3:3
one to extinguish it 1× Jeremiah 4:4
quench 1× Song Of Solomon 8:7
snuffed out 1× Isaiah 43:17
So they would extinguish 1× 2 Samuel 14:7
to quench the flames 1× Isaiah 1:31
When I extinguish you 1× Ezekiel 32:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:12 תִכְבֶּ֔ה to be extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 6:13 תִכְבֶֽה׃ס to be extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 3:3 יִכְבֶּ֔ה to had gone out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 14:7 וְכִבּ֗וּ to So they would extinguish Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 2 Samuel 21:17 תְכַבֶּ֖ה to be extinguished Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2 Kings 22:17 תִכְבֶּֽה׃ to be quenched Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 2 Chronicles 29:7 וַיְכַבּוּ֙ to and extinguished Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 34:25 תִכְבֶּֽה׃ to be quenched Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Proverbs 26:20 תִּכְבֶּה־ to goes out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Proverbs 31:18 יִכְבֶּ֖ה to extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 6:12
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 11
Leviticus 2 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Proverbs 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 3 Amos 1
Source forms
תִכְבֶּ֔ה 3x ṯiḵ·beh Leviticus 6:12, Isaiah 34:10, Isaiah 66:24
מְכַבֶּ֔ה 2x mə·ḵab·beh Jeremiah 4:4, Jeremiah 21:12
תִכְבֶּֽה׃ 2x ṯiḵ·beh 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25
בְכַבּֽוֹתְךָ֙ 1x ḇə·ḵab·bō·wṯ·ḵā Ezekiel 32:7
וַיְכַבּוּ֙ 1x way·ḵab·bū 2 Chronicles 29:7
וְכִבּ֗וּ 1x wə·ḵib·bū 2 Samuel 14:7
יִכְבֶּ֔ה 1x yiḵ·beh 1 Samuel 3:3
יִכְבֶּ֖ה 1x yiḵ·beh Proverbs 31:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 11x Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 4x Isaiah 1:31, Jeremiah 4:4, Jeremiah 21:12, Amos 5:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 3:3, Proverbs 31:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x 2 Samuel 14:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 29:7
Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 32:7
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Song Of Solomon 8:7
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 21:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Extinguishing literal fire metaphorically represents suppressing or ending anger, rebellion, or divine judgment.
Source Gloss
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Extinguishing literal fire metaphorically represents suppressing or ending anger, rebellion, or divine judgment.
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger) BDB: be quenched Usage: go (put) out, quench.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 19
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Imperfect 2Chr 34:25 · 2Kgs 22:17 · Ezek 21:3 · Ezek 21:4 · Isa 34:10 · Isa 66:24 · Jer 7:20 · Jer 17:27 · Lev 6:5 · Lev 6:6 · Prov 26:20 · 1Sam 3:3 · Prov 31:18 13×
Perfect Isa 43:17 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 5×
Participle active Amos 5:6 · Isa 1:31 · Jer 4:4 · Jer 21:12 4×
Imperfect 2Sam 21:17 1×
Word Origins
כָּבָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain