What does קָבַר (qābar) mean in the Bible?
קָבַר (qābar): Burial as the fundamental act honoring human dignity, essential completion of covenant relationship with the dead.
Hebrew · H6912
קָבַר
To inter
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קָבַר H6912
Pronunciation qābar
What does קָבַר (qābar) mean in the Bible?
קָבַר (qābar): Burial as the fundamental act honoring human dignity, essential completion of covenant relationship with the dead.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6912?
The BSB source-word alignment has 133 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and was buried (34), And they buried (6), and buried (5), and he was buried (5), and buried him (4).
Where does קָבַר (qābar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (28), 2 Kings (19), 1 Kings (18), 2 Chronicles (17).
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 and was buried 34× Genesis 35:8, Genesis 35:19, Numbers 20:1, Deuteronomy 10:6
And they buried 6× Joshua 24:30, Joshua 24:33, 2 Samuel 21:14, 1 Kings 14:18
and buried 5× Genesis 50:13, Judges 16:31, 2 Samuel 4:12, 2 Kings 9:28
and he was buried 5× Judges 12:10, Judges 12:12, Judges 12:15, 2 Kings 21:26
and buried him 4× 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Samuel 2:32, 2 Kings 14:20, 2 Kings 23:30
Bury 4× Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15, Genesis 49:29
he was buried 4× Judges 10:2, Judges 10:5, Judges 12:7, 1 Kings 2:34
and bury 3× Genesis 50:5, Genesis 50:6, 1 Kings 14:13
buried 3× Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:9, Jeremiah 8:2
. . . 2× Genesis 50:14, Deuteronomy 21:23
and bury him 2× 1 Kings 2:31, 1 Kings 13:29
are buried 2× Genesis 49:31
be buried 2× Jeremiah 16:6, Jeremiah 20:6
or buried 2× Jeremiah 16:4, Jeremiah 25:33
they buried 2× Numbers 11:34, Judges 2:9
to bury 2× Genesis 50:7, 1 Kings 11:15
was buried 2× Genesis 25:10, 2 Kings 13:13
were burying 2× Numbers 33:4, 2 Kings 13:21
will be buried 2× Job 27:15, Ezekiel 39:11
will bury them 2× Ezekiel 39:13, Hosea 9:6
- 1× 2 Chronicles 24:25
And [Jehoiada] was buried 1× 2 Chronicles 24:16
And [Josiah] was buried 1× 2 Chronicles 35:24
and be buried 1× Genesis 15:15
and buried them 1× 1 Samuel 31:13
and bury her 1× 2 Kings 9:34
and bury me 1× Genesis 47:30
And He buried 1× Deuteronomy 34:6
and they buried him 1× 1 Samuel 25:1
buried him 1× Genesis 35:29
bury me 1× Genesis 47:29
by burying 1× Ezekiel 39:14
for burying 1× Genesis 23:6
for me to bury 1× Genesis 23:8
For they will bury [the dead] 1× Jeremiah 7:32
had buried 1× Genesis 50:14
have buried 1× Ezekiel 39:15
he had buried him 1× 1 Kings 13:31
He will be buried 1× Jeremiah 22:19
I buried 1× Genesis 49:31
I will be buried 1× Ruth 1:17
is buried 1× 1 Kings 13:31
one to bury 1× Jeremiah 14:16
So I buried her 1× Genesis 48:7
so that I can bury 1× Genesis 23:4
so that I may bury 1× Genesis 23:13
the burial 1× Ecclesiastes 8:10
the gravediggers 1× Ezekiel 39:15
They buried him 1× 2 Chronicles 22:9
They will bury the dead 1× Jeremiah 19:11
to bury [her] 1× 2 Kings 9:10
to bury [the dead] 1× Psalms 79:3
to bury [them] 1× Jeremiah 19:11
to bury her 1× 2 Kings 9:35
were buried 1× Joshua 24:32
When they buried 1× 2 Samuel 3:32
when you buried him 1× 2 Samuel 2:5
where they buried 1× 1 Kings 22:37
who buried 1× 2 Samuel 2:4
will be burying them 1× Ezekiel 39:12
you must be sure to bury 1× Deuteronomy 21:23
you must bury 1× 1 Kings 13:31
You must bury me 1× Genesis 50:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:15 תִּקָּבֵ֖ר to and be buried Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Genesis 23:4 וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה to so that I can bury Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Genesis 23:6 קְבֹ֖ר to Bury Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Genesis 23:6 מִקְּבֹ֥ר to for burying Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 23:8 לִקְבֹּ֤ר to for me to bury Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 23:11 קְבֹ֥ר to Bury Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Genesis 23:13 וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה to so that I may bury Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Genesis 23:15 קְבֹֽר׃ to Bury Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Genesis 23:19 קָבַ֨ר to buried Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 25:9 וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ to buried Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:15
Aligned rows 133
Books represented 18
Genesis 28 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 3 Judges 9 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 7 1 Kings 18 2 Kings 19 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 17 Job 1 Psalms 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Jeremiah 10 Ezekiel 6 Hosea 1
Source forms
וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ 10x way·yiq·bə·rū 1 Samuel 31:13, 2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 4:12, 1 Kings 14:18
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר 9x way·yiq·qā·ḇêr Judges 10:5, Judges 12:7, Judges 12:10, 2 Samuel 17:23
וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר 7x way·yiq·qā·ḇêr Judges 10:2, Judges 12:12, 1 Kings 2:34, 2 Kings 8:24
וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ 5x way·yiq·bə·rū Genesis 35:29, Genesis 50:13, Joshua 24:33, Judges 16:31
וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ 4x way·yiq·qā·ḇêr 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:50, 2 Kings 14:16, 2 Kings 15:38
וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ 4x way·yiq·bə·rū Genesis 25:9, 2 Kings 9:28, 1 Chronicles 10:12, 2 Chronicles 26:23
וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה 3x wə·’eq·bə·rāh Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 50:5
וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר 3x way·yiq·qā·ḇêr Judges 12:15, 1 Kings 14:31, 2 Kings 13:13
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 27x Deuteronomy 10:6, Judges 8:32, Judges 10:2, Judges 10:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 23x Genesis 25:9, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 50:13, Joshua 24:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular 15x 1 Samuel 25:1, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Samuel 2:32, 2 Kings 13:9
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 6x Genesis 49:31, Numbers 11:34, Joshua 24:32, 2 Samuel 2:4
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Job 27:15, Jeremiah 8:2, Jeremiah 16:4, Jeremiah 16:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 4x 1 Kings 14:13, Jeremiah 7:32, Ezekiel 39:11, Ezekiel 39:13
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 4x Genesis 23:8, Genesis 50:7, Genesis 50:14, Jeremiah 19:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 3x Genesis 35:8, Genesis 35:19, Numbers 20:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Burial as the fundamental act honoring human dignity, essential completion of covenant relationship with the dead.
Strong's H6912
Lexical occurrences 133 verses Word forms 4 forms 32 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Genesis 23:1-20 Source Gloss
to inter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Burial as the fundamental act honoring human dignity, essential completion of covenant relationship with the dead.
to inter BDB: bury Usage: × in any wise, bury(-ier).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 4 Aligned forms 32
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 19×
Perfect 2Sam 2:4 · Ezek 39:15 · Gen 49:31 · Josh 24:32 · Num 11:34 · Gen 23:19 8×
Sequential imperfect Gen 23:6 · Gen 23:11 · Gen 23:15 · Gen 49:29 4×
Participle active 2Kgs 9:10 · 2Kgs 13:21 · Ps 79:3 3×
Participle passive 1Kgs 13:31 · Eccl 8:10 2×
Infinitive absolute Deut 21:23 1×
Imperfect Jer 19:11 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 9×
Imperfect Jer 8:2 · Jer 16:4 · Jer 16:6 · Jer 25:33 · Job 27:15 · Gen 15:15 · Jer 20:6 · Jer 22:19 · Ruth 1:17 9×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×
Participle active Ezek 39:14 · Jer 14:16 · Num 33:4 3×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Gen 25:10 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Abraham seeking a burial place for his deceased wife Sarah
Joseph burying his father Jacob with great ceremony in Canaan
Jacob's final instruction regarding his burial in the family tomb
Prophetic warning that bodies will not be buried as sign of judgment
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 133 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
קָבַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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