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קֶבֶר

A sepulchre

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קֶבֶרH6913

What does קֶבֶר mean in the Bible?

קֶבֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "a sepulchre".

Full entry for קֶבֶר (H6913) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does קֶבֶר mean in the Bible?

קֶבֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "a sepulchre".

How does the BSB render H6913?

The BSB source-word alignment has 67 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the tomb (7), tomb (5), graves (4), a grave (3), as a burial (3).

Where does קֶבֶר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (9), 2 Chronicles (8), Genesis (8), 2 Kings (6).

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
in the tomb7×Genesis 50:5, Judges 8:32, Judges 16:31, 2 Samuel 21:14
tomb5×2 Samuel 2:32, 2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 4:12, 2 Samuel 17:23
graves4×Exodus 14:11, Psalms 5:9, Jeremiah 5:16, Ezekiel 32:23
a grave3×Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Isaiah 53:9
as a burial3×Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:13
in the tombs3×2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 28:27
the grave3×Job 3:22, Job 5:26, Job 17:1
the tombs3×2 Kings 23:16, Nehemiah 3:16
your grave3×2 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 34:28, Nahum 1:14
a burial2×Genesis 23:4, Ezekiel 39:11
are buried2×Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:5
in the grave2×Psalms 88:5, Psalms 88:11
the graves2×2 Kings 23:6, 2 Chronicles 34:4
the tomb2×2 Samuel 19:37, 1 Kings 13:22
to the grave2×Job 10:19, Job 21:32
your graves2×Ezekiel 37:12, Ezekiel 37:13
. . .1×1 Kings 14:13
a tomb1×Isaiah 22:16
among the graves1×Isaiah 65:4
from their graves1×Jeremiah 8:1
from them1×Ezekiel 37:13
her graves1×Ezekiel 32:22
his tomb1×Genesis 23:6
in his own tomb1×1 Kings 13:30
It is the tomb1×2 Kings 23:17
my grave1×Jeremiah 20:17
of our tombs1×Genesis 23:6
of your grave1×Isaiah 14:19
so that [I may have] a burial1×Genesis 23:9
the burial place1×Jeremiah 26:23
them1×Ezekiel 37:12
tombs1×2 Chronicles 32:33
with her graves1×Ezekiel 32:25
with their graves1×Ezekiel 32:26
your tomb1×Isaiah 22:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 23:4קֶ֙בֶר֙toa burialNoun - masculine singularGenesis 23:6קְבָרֵ֔ינוּtoof our tombsNoun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralGenesis 23:6קִבְר֛וֹtohis tombNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularGenesis 23:9קָֽבֶר׃toso that [I may have] a burialNoun - masculine singularGenesis 23:20קָ֑בֶרtoas a burialNoun - masculine singularGenesis 49:30קָֽבֶר׃toas a burialNoun - masculine singularGenesis 50:5בְּקִבְרִ֗יtoin the tombPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularGenesis 50:13קֶ֗בֶרtoas a burialNoun - masculine singularExodus 14:11קְבָרִים֙togravesNoun - masculine pluralNumbers 19:16בְקָ֑בֶרtoa gravePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 23:4
Aligned rows67
Books represented15
Genesis8Exodus1Numbers2Judges22 Samuel61 Kings42 Kings62 Chronicles8Nehemiah3Job5Psalms3Isaiah5Jeremiah4Ezekiel9Nahum1
Source forms
קָ֑בֶר4xqā·ḇerGenesis 23:20, 1 Kings 14:13, Job 5:26, Isaiah 22:16
קָֽבֶר׃3xqā·ḇerGenesis 23:9, Genesis 49:30, Job 3:22
בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙2xbə·qe·ḇerJudges 8:32, 2 Samuel 21:14
בְּקֶ֣בֶר2xbə·qe·ḇer2 Samuel 2:32, 2 Kings 13:21
בְּקִבְר֥וֹת2xbə·qiḇ·rō·wṯ2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 24:25
הַקְּבָרִ֔ים2xhaq·qə·ḇā·rîm2 Kings 23:16, 2 Chronicles 34:4
מִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם2xmiq·qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵemEzekiel 37:12, Ezekiel 37:13
קֶ֗בֶר2xqe·ḇerGenesis 50:13, Psalms 88:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular12xGenesis 23:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct7xJudges 8:32, Judges 16:31, 2 Samuel 2:32, 2 Samuel 4:12
Noun - masculine plural construct5x2 Chronicles 32:33, Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:5, Nehemiah 3:16
Noun - masculine singular construct4x2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 19:37, 1 Kings 13:22, 2 Kings 23:6
Article | Noun - masculine plural3x2 Kings 23:16, 2 Chronicles 34:4
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3xEzekiel 32:23, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xGenesis 23:6, Isaiah 22:16, Isaiah 53:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct3x2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 35:24
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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