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Lexicon :: Strong's H3533 - kāḇaš

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כָּבַשׁ
Transliteration
kāḇaš
Pronunciation
kaw-bash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 951

Strong’s Definitions

כָּבַשׁ kâbash, kaw-bash'; a primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate:—bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H3533 in the following manner: subdue (8x), bring into subjection (3x), bring into bondage (2x), keep under (1x), force (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H3533 in the following manner: subdue (8x), bring into subjection (3x), bring into bondage (2x), keep under (1x), force (1x).

  1. to subject, subdue, force, keep under, bring into bondage

    1. (Qal)

      1. to bring into bondage, make subservient

      2. to subdue, force, violate

      3. to subdue, dominate, tread down

    2. (Niphal) to be subdued

    3. (Piel) to subdue

    4. (Hiphil) to bring into bondage

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּבַשׁ kâbash, kaw-bash'; a primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate:—bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.
STRONGS H3533: Abbreviations
† [כָּבַשׁ] verb subdue, bring into bondage (Late Hebrew id., press, oppress; Aramaic כְּבַשׁ, bdb046104 tread down, beat or make a path, subdue; Arabic bdb046105 press, squeeze, knead (body or limb, as in the bath, massage), also attack, assault) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural וְכָֽבְשׁוּ consecutive Zechariah 9:15; Imperfect יִכְבּוֺשׁ Micah 7:19; וַיִּכְבְּשׁוּם Jeremiah 34:11 Qr (Kt Hiph.), etc.; Imperative plural suffix כִּבְשֻׁהָ Genesis 1:28; Infinitive כְּבוֺשׁ 2 Chronicles 28:10; Esther 7:8; Participle כֹּבְשִׁים Nehemiah 5:5; —
1. bring into bondage, followed by accusative + לַעֲבָדִים Jeremiah 34:11, 16; 2 Chronicles 28:10; Nehemiah 5:5.
2. (late) subdue, force, a woman Esther 7:8 (= earlier עִנָּה).
3. subdue, dominate, the earth Genesis 1:28 (P), Zechariah 9:15 (of conquest); tread down, followed by אַבְנֵיקֶֿלַע; figurative subdue, followed by עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ Micah 7:19.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִכְבְּשָׁה Joshua 18:1 + 3 times; Participle feminine plural נִכְבָּשׁוֺת Nehemiah 5:5; — passive of Qal 1, subject בְּנוֺתֵינוּ Nehemiah 5:5; of Qal 3, subject הָאָרֶץ (of conquest) Numbers 32:22, 29; Joshua 18:1 (all P), 1 Chronicles 22:18.
Pi. Perfect כִּבֵּשׁ 2 Samuel 8:11, object גּוֺיִם (of conquest).
Hiph. Imperfect bring into bondage, followed by accusative + לַעֲבָדִים Jeremiah 34:11 Kt (Qr Qal).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:28; 1:28

Numbers

32:22; 32:29

Joshua

18:1; 18:1

2 Samuel

8:11

1 Chronicles

22:18

2 Chronicles

28:10; 28:10

Nehemiah

5:5; 5:5; 5:5; 5:5

Esther

7:8; 7:8

Jeremiah

34:11; 34:11; 34:11; 34:16

Micah

7:19; 7:19

Zechariah

9:15; 9:15

H3533

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Strong's Number H3533 matches the Hebrew כָּבַשׁ (kāḇaš),
which occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:22 - then you may return when the LORD has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to the LORD and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:29 - He said, “The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the LORD. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:1 - Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:11 - King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:18 - “The LORD your God is with you,” he declared. “He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the LORD and his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:10 - And now you are planning to make slaves of these people from Judah and Jerusalem. What about your own sins against the LORD your God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:5 - We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - In despair he fell on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining, just as the king was returning from the palace garden.
The king exclaimed, “Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?” And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman’s face, signaling his doom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:11 - but later they changed their minds. They took back the men and women they had freed, forcing them to be slaves again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:16 - But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had freed, forcing them to be slaves once again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19 - Once again you will have compassion on us.
You will trample our sins under your feet
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:15 - The LORD of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people,
and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones.
They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine.
They will be filled with blood like a bowl,
drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.
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