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Lexicon :: Strong's H6908 - qāḇaṣ

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קָבַץ
Transliteration
qāḇaṣ
Pronunciation
kaw-bats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1983

Strong’s Definitions

קָבַץ qâbats, kaw-bats'; a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect:—assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, × surely, take up.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x

The KJV translates Strong's H6908 in the following manner: gather (70x), gather together (42x), assemble (6x), gather up (3x), heap (1x), gather out (1x), resort (1x), surely (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x
The KJV translates Strong's H6908 in the following manner: gather (70x), gather together (42x), assemble (6x), gather up (3x), heap (1x), gather out (1x), resort (1x), surely (1x), miscellaneous (2x).
  1. to gather, assemble

    1. (Qal) to gather, collect, assemble

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to assemble, gather

      2. to be gathered

    3. (Piel) to gather, gather together, take away

    4. (Pual) to be gathered together

    5. (Hithpael) to gather together, be gathered together

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָבַץ qâbats, kaw-bats'; a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect:—assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, × surely, take up.
STRONGS H6908: Abbreviations
קָבַץ 127 verb gather, collect (synonym אָסַף) (Arabic bdb086709 grasp, seize; Sabean קבץֿ harvest, in דֿק׳, attribute of 'Aṯtar, according to FellZMG liv (1900), 237 f.; Ethiopic bdb086710 is fail, despair; Late Hebrew קִבָּץ = Biblical Hebrew); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ק׳ 1 Kings 20:1; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְבָּץֿ Psalm 41:7, וַיִּקְכֹּץ Genesis 41:48 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קְבֹץ 1 Kings 18:19, masculine plural קִבְצוּ 1 Samuel 7:5 +; Infinitive construct suffix לְקָבְצִי Zephaniah 3:8; Participle active קֹבֵץ Ezekiel 22:19; Proverbs 13:11; passive plural קְכוּצִים Nehemiah 5:16; — gather, collect:
1. with accusative of thing, grain Genesis 41:35, 48 (E), booty Deuteronomy 13:17 (+ אֶל location), money 2 Chronicles 24:5 (+ מִן person), so Ezekiel 16:31 (Gr Toy Krae, reading לִקְבֹּץ from לְקַלֵּס, compare Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version. Symm); accusative omitted קֹבֵץ Proverbs 13:11 one gathering by degrees; figurative אָֿוֶן לוֺ לִבּוֺ יִק׳ Psalm 41:7 his heart gathereth wickedness to itself.
2. usually with accusative of person gather, assemble, + ה locative 1 Samuel 7:5; 1 Samuel 29:1 (for battle); + אֶל location 1 Kings 18:20; Ezra 8:15; Esther 2:3; + אֶל person 2 Samuel 3:21; Habakkuk 2:5 (in figurative; || אָסַף); + עַל (= אֶל) person 1 Kings 11:24; + אֶל person and location 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Chronicles 32:6; + מִן local 2 Chronicles 23:2, compare Ezra 7:28; accusative of person alone 1 Kings 22:6 2 Chronicles 18:5; 2 Kings 10:18; Nehemiah 7:5 (+ infinitive purpose), Joel 2:16 (|| אָסַף), 2 Chronicles 15:9; 24:5; 25:5; passive with שָׁם + עַל of work Nehemiah 5:16; for י׳'s judgement Zephaniah 3:3 (|| אָסַף), Ezekiel 22:20 compare Ezekiel 22:19 (+ אֶלאתּוֺךְ; figurative of metals into furnace); specifically for war, battle, Judges 12:4; 1 Samuel 28:1; 2 Samuel 2:30; 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 6:24; + לַצָּבָא 1 Samuel 28:1 (1 Samuel 29:1 see above).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural נִקְבְּצוּ Joshua 10:6 +, etc.; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּקָּבֵץ Ezekiel 29:5; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּקָּֽבְצוּ 1 Samuel 7:6 +, etc.; Imperative masculine plural הִקָּֽבְצוּ Genesis 49:2 +; Infinitive construct הִקָּבֵץ Ezra 10:7 +; Participle plural נִקְבָּצִים Jeremiah 40:15, suffix נִקְבָּצָיו Isaiah 56:8; —
1. intransitive assemble, gather 1 Samuel 25:1; Genesis 49:2; Isaiah 45:20; Isaiah 48:14; Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 60:4; Joel 4:11 [Joel 3:11]; 2 Chronicles 20:4 (+ infinitive purpose) 2 Chronicles 32:4; for war 1 Samuel 28:4; Joshua 10:6 (with אֶל against); with ה locative 1 Samuel 7:6, accusative of location Ezra 10:7, 9; 2 Chronicles 15:10; with אֶל person unto Jeremiah 40:15; 1 Chronicles 13:2; Ezra 10:1; Nehemiah 4:14, compare 2 Chronicles 13:7 (עַל for אֶל); אֶל person + ה locative 1 Chronicles 11:1; with יַחְדָּו Hosea 2:2; Isaiah 43:9 (|| אָסַף), Psalm 102:23; of birds and beasts Isaiah 34:15 (with שָׁם), Ezekiel 39:17.
2. passive be gathered Isaiah 60:7 (of flocks, + ל person), Esther 2:8 (+ אֶל location), Esther 2:19; participle with suffix person Isaiah 56:8; Ezekiel 29:5 (|| אסף) read תִּקָּבֵר Hi (not Sm) Co Berthol Toy Krae.
Pi.51 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וְקִכֶּצְךָ Deuteronomy 30:3 consecutive, קִבְּצָם Micah 4:12; Psalm 107:3, קִכְּצָן Isaiah 34:16; 3rd person feminine singular קִבָּ֑צָה Isaiah 1:7, etc.; Imperfect יְקַבֵּץ Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 40:11, etc.; Imperative, masculine singular suffix קַכְּצֵנוּ 1 Chronicles 16:35; Psalm 106:47; Infinitive absolute קַכֵּץ Micah 2:12; construct קַכֵּץ Isaiah 66:13 etc.; Participleמְקַכֵּץ Nahum 3:18 +, etc.; — gather together:
1. usually of י׳ gathering his dispersed people (accusative), sometimes under figure of flock: Micah 2:12 + infinitive absolute (|| אָסַף), Micah 4:6; Zephaniah 3:19, 20; Jeremiah 31:10; Zechariah 10:8; Isaiah 54:7; Isaiah 56:8a, compare also Isaiah 40:11; with accusative + מִן local Deuteronomy 30:3, 4; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 29:14; Jeremiah 31:8; Jeremiah 32:37; Ezekiel 11:17 + 6 times Ezekiel + Ezekiel 37:21 (מִסָּבִיב), Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 43:5; Zechariah 10:10; Nehemiah 1:9 Psalm + Neh 106:4, compare || 1 Chronicles 16:35; Psalm 107:3; accusative + עַל person Isaiah 56:8b (compare Niph. Participle); = (gather and) restrain Hosea 8:10 (with accusative alone); of י׳ gathering dispersed Egyptians, accusative + מִן local Ezekiel 29:13; gathering the nations (accusative) for judgment Micah 4:12; Isaiah 66:18; Joel 4:2; gathering lovers of Jerusalem (under figure of harlot) Ezekiel 16:37 (twice in verse) (מִסָּבִיב + עַל person against); gathering beasts into Edom Isaiah 34:16.
2. men subject: מִצְרַיִם תְּקַבְּצֵם מֹף תְּקַבְּרֵם Hosea 9:6 (compare Ezekiel 29:5 Niph., above), Nehemiah 13:11; with accusative of thing Micah 1:7 (+ מִן), Isaiah 22:9; Isaiah 62:9; Proverbs 28:8; אֵין מְקַבֵּץ none that gathereth Isaiah 13:14 (accusative omitted), Nahum 3:18 (id.), Jeremiah 49:5 (followed byלַֹנּדֵד, compare ל 3 near the end).
3. perhaps (gather and so) take away (= אָסַף 4), Nahum 2:11; Joel 2:6 see פָּארוּר.
Pu. Participle מְקֻבֶּצֶת Ezekiel 38:8 (with מִן) of land (for people) of Israel
Hithp. gather together (intransitive), be gathered together. Perfect 3rd person plural הִתְקַבְּצוּ Judges 9:47; 1 Samuel 7:7 (+ ה locative); Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Samuel 22:2 (+ אֶל person), יִתְק׳ Isaiah 44:11; for battle, war, Imperative masculine plural הַתְקַבְּצוּ Jeremiah 49:14; Imperfect also Joshua 9: (with יִחְדָּו, + infinitive purpose), + אַחֲרֵי person 2 Samuel 2:25.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:35; 41:48; 41:48; 49:2; 49:2

Deuteronomy

13:17; 30:3; 30:3; 30:4

Joshua

9; 10:6; 10:6

Judges

9:47; 12:4

1 Samuel

7:5; 7:5; 7:6; 7:6; 7:7; 8:2; 22:2; 25:1; 28:1; 28:1; 28:4; 29:1; 29:1

2 Samuel

2:25; 2:30; 3:21

1 Kings

11:24; 18:19; 18:19; 18:20; 20:1; 20:1; 22:6

2 Kings

6:24; 10:18

1 Chronicles

11:1; 13:2; 16:35; 16:35

2 Chronicles

13:7; 15:9; 15:10; 18:5; 20:4; 23:2; 24:5; 24:5; 25:5; 32:4; 32:6

Ezra

7:28; 8:15; 10:1; 10:7; 10:7; 10:9

Nehemiah

1:9; 4:14; 5:16; 5:16; 7:5; 13:11

Esther

2:3; 2:8; 2:19

Psalms

41:7; 41:7; 102:23; 106:47; 107:3; 107:3

Proverbs

13:11; 13:11; 28:8

Isaiah

1:7; 11:12; 11:12; 13:14; 22:9; 34:15; 34:16; 34:16; 40:11; 40:11; 43:5; 43:9; 44:11; 45:20; 48:14; 49:18; 54:7; 56:8; 56:8; 56:8; 56:8; 60:4; 60:7; 62:9; 66:13; 66:18

Jeremiah

23:5; 29:14; 31:8; 31:10; 32:37; 40:15; 40:15; 49:5; 49:14

Ezekiel

11:17; 16:31; 16:37; 22:19; 22:19; 22:20; 29:5; 29:5; 29:5; 29:13; 37:21; 38:8; 39:17

Hosea

2:2; 8:10; 9:6

Joel

2:6; 2:16; 3:11

Micah

1:7; 2:12; 2:12; 4:6; 4:12; 4:12

Nahum

2:11; 3:18; 3:18

Habakkuk

2:5

Zephaniah

3:3; 3:8; 3:19; 3:20

Zechariah

10:8; 10:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6908 matches the Hebrew קָבַץ (qāḇaṣ),
which occurs 127 times in 121 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Neh 7:5–Eze 38:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:5 -

Then my God put it into my heart to assemble H6908 the nobles, the officials, and the other people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first, [fn]in which I found the following record:

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:11 - So I [fn]reprimanded the officials and said, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered H6908 them together and stationed them at their posts.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - “And may the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and have them [fn]bring H6908 every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8 -

So it came about, when the command and decree of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered H6908 to the citadel of Susa into the [fn]custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s [fn]palace into the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:19 -

Now when the virgins were gathered H6908 together for the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 -

And [fn]when he comes to see me, he speaks [fn]empty words;

His heart gathers H6908 wickedness to itself;

When he goes outside, he tells it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:22 -

When the peoples are gathered H6908 together,

And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:47 -

Save us, LORD our God,

And gather H6908 us from the nations,

To give thanks to Your holy name

And glory in Your praise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:3 -

And gathered H6908 from the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the [fn]south.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:11 -

Wealth obtained from [fn]nothing dwindles,

But one who gathers H6908 [fn]by labor increases it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:8 -

One who increases his wealth by [fn]interest of any kind,

Collects H6908 it for one who is gracious to the poor.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:12 -

And He will lift up a flag for the nations

And assemble the banished ones of Israel,

And will gather H6908 the dispersed of Judah

From the four corners of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:14 -

And it will be that, like a hunted gazelle,

Or like sheep with no one to gather H6908 them,

Each of them will turn to his own people,

And each of them will flee to his own land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9 -

And you saw that the breaches

In the wall of the city of David were many;

And you collected H6908 the waters of the lower pool.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15 -

The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there,

And it will hatch and gather them under its [fn]protection.

Yes, the [fn]hawks will be gathered H6908 there,

Every one with its kind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:16 -

Seek from the book of the LORD, and read:

Not one of these will be missing;

None will lack its mate.

For [fn]His mouth has commanded,

And His Spirit has gathered H6908 them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 -

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,

In His arm He will gather H6908 the lambs

And carry them in the fold of His robe;

He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:5 -

“Do not fear, for I am with you;

I will bring your offspring from the east,

And gather H6908 you from the west.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 -

All the nations have gathered H6908 together

So that the peoples may be assembled.

Who among them can declare this

And proclaim to us the former things?

Let them present their witnesses so that they may be justified,

Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11 - Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble H6908 themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them be put to shame together.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:20 -

“Gather H6908 yourselves and come;

Come together, you survivors of the nations!

They have no knowledge,

Who carry around [fn]their wooden idol

And pray to a god who cannot save.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:14 -

“Assemble H6908, all of you, and listen!

Who among them has declared these things?

The LORD loves him; he will carry out His good pleasure against Babylon,

And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:18 -

“Raise your eyes and look around;

All of them gather H6908 together, they come to you.

As I live,” declares the LORD,

“You will certainly put them all on as [fn]jewelry and bind them on as a bride.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:7 -

[fn]For a brief moment I abandoned you,

But with great compassion I will gather H6908 you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:8 -

The Lord [fn]GOD, who gathers H6908 the dispersed of Israel, declares,

“I will yet gather H6908 others to [fn]them, to those already gathered H6908.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 -

“Raise your eyes all around and see;

They all gather H6908 together, they come to you.

Your sons will come from afar,

And your daughters will be [fn]carried on the hip.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:7 -

“All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered H6908 to you,

The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;

They will go up on My altar with acceptance,

And I will glorify My glorious house.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:9 -

But those who harvest it will eat it and praise the LORD;

And those who gather H6908 it will drink it in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:18 -

“For I [fn]know their works and their thoughts; [fn]the time is coming to gather H6908 all the nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3 - “Then I Myself will gather H6908 the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:14 - ‘I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and gather H6908 you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:8 -

“Behold, I am bringing them from the north country,

And I will gather H6908 them from the remote parts of the earth,

Among them those who are blind and those who limp,

The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;

They will return here as a great assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 -

Hear the word of the LORD, you nations,

And declare it in the coastlands far away,

And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather H6908 him,

And He will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:37 - “Behold, I am going to gather H6908 them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and have them live in safety.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:15 - Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “Let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know! Why should he take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered H6908 to you would be scattered and the remnant of Judah would perish?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:5 -

“Behold, I am going to bring terror upon you,”

Declares the Lord [fn]GOD of armies,

“From all directions around you;

And you will be driven away [fn]one after another,

With no one to gather H6908 the fugitives together.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:14 -

I have heard a message from the LORD,

And a messenger is being sent among the nations, saying,

“Gather H6908 yourselves together and come against her,

And rise up for battle!”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:17 - “Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “I will gather H6908 you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:37 - therefore, behold, I am going to gather H6908 all your lovers whom you pleased, all those whom you loved as well as all those whom you hated. So I will gather H6908 them against you from every direction and expose your nakedness to them so that they may see all your nakedness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:34 - “I will bring you out from the peoples and gather H6908 you from the lands where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out;
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - [fn]As a soothing aroma I will accept you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather H6908 you from the lands where you are scattered; and I will show Myself to be holy among you in the sight of the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:19 - “Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become [fn]waste metal, therefore, behold, I am going to gather H6908 you into the midst of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:20 - ‘As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the smelting furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather H6908 you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will place you there and melt you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:25 -

‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “When I gather H6908 the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations, then they will live on their land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:5 -

“I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your [fn]canals;

You will fall on the [fn]open field; you will not be brought together or [fn]gathered H6908.

I have given you for food to the animals of the earth and to the birds of the sky.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:13 -

‘For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At the end of forty years I will gather H6908 the Egyptians from the peoples [fn]among whom they were scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:13 - “I will bring them out from the peoples and gather H6908 them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:24 - “For I will take you from the nations, and gather H6908 you from all the lands; and I will bring you into your own land.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:21 - “And say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I am going to take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather H6908 them from every side and bring them into their own land;
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:8 - “After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered H6908 from many [fn]nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual place of ruins; but [fn]its people were brought out from the [fn]nations, and they are living securely, all of them.

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