Hebrew · H6908, G4863 · unreviewed

Qavats

To grasp , i.e. collect · to assemble

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קָבַץ H6908 to grasp , i.e. collect

Pronunciation qābaṣ

Gather with force or intentionality; physically collect or bring dispersed items/people into unified assembly.

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συνάγω G4863 to assemble

Pronunciation synágō

Gather together for assembly; in late usage, also receive/welcome as hospitality toward strangers.

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What does qavats (qavats) mean in the Bible?

קָבַץ · συνάγω is a Hebrew word meaning "to gather, assemble".

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Meaning

to gather, assemble

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 13×

Perfect Ezra 10:1 · Isa 34:15 · Isa 43:9 · Isa 49:18 · Isa 60:4 · Josh 10:6 6×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 39:17 · Gen 49:2 · Isa 45:20 · Isa 48:14 4×

Imperfect Ezek 29:5 · Isa 60:7 · Neh 4:14 3×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 17×

Imperfect Ezek 29:13 · Isa 56:8 · Jer 23:3 · Mic 2:12 · Zeph 3:19 · Isa 11:12 · Isa 40:11 7×

Participle active Ezek 16:37 · Isa 13:14 · Isa 56:8 · Jer 49:5 · Nah 3:18 5×

Perfect Joel 2:6 · Nah 2:11 · Mic 1:7 3×

Infinitive absolute Mic 2:12 1×

Cohortative Mic 4:6 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 4×

Perfect 1Sam 7:7 · Jer 49:14 · Judg 9:47 3×

Imperfect Isa 44:11 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 9×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 7:5 · Joel 2:16 · 1Kgs 18:19 3×

Imperfect Deut 13:17 · Ezek 22:20 · Ps 41:7 3×

Perfect 1Kgs 20:1 1×

Participle active Ezek 22:19 1×

Participle passive Neh 5:16 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Participle passive Ezek 38:8 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 14 Perfect 13 Imperative 7 Participle 6 Participle passive 2 Infinitive absolute 1 Cohortative 1

Stem

Piel 17 Niphal 13 Qal 9 Hithpael 4 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative 13 Indicative/jussive 8 Imperative 7 Indicative/cohortative 6

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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