What does כָּבַר mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) to augment (especially in number or quantity, to accumulate)".
Hebrew · H3527
כָּבַר
Properly, to plait together , i.e. (figuratively) to augment (especially in number or quantity, to accumulate)
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כָּבַרH3527
What does כָּבַר mean in the Bible?
כָּבַר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to plait together , i.e. (figuratively) to augment (especially in number or quantity, to accumulate)".
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How does the BSB render H3527?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and multiplies (1).
Where does כָּבַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 35:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itand multiplies1×Job 35:16
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJob 35:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Job1
Source forms
יַכְבִּֽר׃פ1xyaḵ·birJob 35:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 35:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to plait together , i.e. (figuratively) to augment (especially in number or quantity, to accumulate)
Source Gloss
properly, to plait together , i.e. (figuratively) to augment (especially in number or quantity, to accumulate)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to plait together, i.e. (figuratively) to augment (especially in number or quantity, to accumulate) BDB: be much Usage: in abundance, multiply.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectJob 35:161×
Word Origins
כָּבַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.