What does קָבַר · θάπτω mean in the Bible?
קָבַר · θάπτω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to place a body in the ground after death".
Hebrew · H6912, G2290
קָבַר
To inter · to bury
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קָבַרH6912to inter
Pronunciationqābar
Burial as the fundamental act honoring human dignity, essential completion of covenant relationship with the dead.
Open lexicon entry →θάπτωG2290to bury
Pronunciationtháptō
To bury the dead, often emphasizing the final rite of honoring or disposing of a body.
Open lexicon entry →What does קָבַר (qabar) mean in the Bible?
קָבַר · θάπτω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to place a body in the ground after death".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6912, G2290?
H6912, G2290 is connected to 133 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to place a body in the ground after death
Source Gloss
to place a body in the ground after death
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 groups4Aligned forms32
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense19×
Perfect2Sam 2:4 · Ezek 39:15 · Gen 49:31 · Josh 24:32 · Num 11:34 · Gen 23:198×
Sequential imperfectGen 23:6 · Gen 23:11 · Gen 23:15 · Gen 49:294×
Participle active2Kgs 9:10 · 2Kgs 13:21 · Ps 79:33×
Participle passive1Kgs 13:31 · Eccl 8:102×
Infinitive absoluteDeut 21:231×
ImperfectJer 19:111×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action9×
ImperfectJer 8:2 · Jer 16:4 · Jer 16:6 · Jer 25:33 · Job 27:15 · Gen 15:15 · Jer 20:6 · Jer 22:19 · Ruth 1:179×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action3×
Participle activeEzek 39:14 · Jer 14:16 · Num 33:43×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectGen 25:101×
Word Origins
קָבַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.