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כָּבַשׁ

To tread down ; hence, negatively, to disregard ; positively, to conquer , subjugate , violate

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כָּבַשׁH3533
Pronunciationkābaš

What does כָּבַשׁ (kābaš) mean in the Bible?

כָּבַשׁ (kābaš): Forceful domination through treading down: conquest, subjugation, or deliberate disregard of resistance.

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Questions this entry answers

What does כָּבַשׁ (kābaš) mean in the Bible?

כָּבַשׁ (kābaš): Forceful domination through treading down: conquest, subjugation, or deliberate disregard of resistance.

How does the BSB render H3533?

The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is subdued (2), and conquer (1), and subdue it (1), and they forced them (1), and you have again forced (1).

Where does כָּבַשׁ (kābaš) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Nehemiah (2), Numbers (2), 1 Chronicles (1).

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
is subdued2×Numbers 32:22, Numbers 32:29
and conquer1×Zechariah 9:15
and subdue it1×Genesis 1:28
and they forced them1×Jeremiah 34:11
and you have again forced1×Jeremiah 34:16
are already enslaved1×Nehemiah 5:5
are subjecting1×Nehemiah 5:5
assault1×Esther 7:8
has been subdued1×1 Chronicles 22:18
he had subdued1×2 Samuel 8:11
He will vanquish1×Micah 7:19
to reduce to slavery1×2 Chronicles 28:10
was subdued1×Joshua 18:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:28וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָtoand subdue itConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singularNumbers 32:22וְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨הtois subduedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularNumbers 32:29וְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הtois subduedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularJoshua 18:1נִכְבְּשָׁ֖הtowas subduedVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular2 Samuel 8:11כִּבֵּֽשׁ׃tohe had subduedVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular1 Chronicles 22:18וְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הtohas been subduedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular2 Chronicles 28:10לִכְבֹּ֛שׁtoto reduce to slaveryPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructNehemiah 5:5כֹ֠בְשִׁיםtoare subjectingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralNehemiah 5:5נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙toare already enslavedVerb - Nifal - Participle - feminine pluralEsther 7:8לִכְבּ֧וֹשׁtoassaultPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:28
Aligned rows14
Books represented11
Genesis1Numbers2Joshua12 Samuel11 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Nehemiah2Esther1Jeremiah2Micah1Zechariah1
Source forms
וְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥ה2xwə·niḵ·bə·šāhNumbers 32:29, 1 Chronicles 22:18
וַיַּכְבִּישׁוּם1xway·yaḵ·bī·šūmJeremiah 34:11
וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ1xwə·ḵiḇ·šu·hāGenesis 1:28
וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙1xwə·ḵā·ḇə·šūZechariah 9:15
וְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨ה1xwə·niḵ·bə·šāhNumbers 32:22
וַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּ1xwat·tiḵ·bə·šūJeremiah 34:16
יִכְבֹּ֖שׁ1xyiḵ·bōšMicah 7:19
כִּבֵּֽשׁ׃1xkib·bêš2 Samuel 8:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular3xNumbers 32:22, Numbers 32:29, 1 Chronicles 22:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2x2 Chronicles 28:10, Esther 7:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 34:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xZechariah 9:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural1xJeremiah 34:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 1:28
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural1xNehemiah 5:5
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1xJoshua 18:1
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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