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Lexicon :: Strong's H3526 - kāḇas

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כָּבַס
Transliteration
kāḇas
Pronunciation
kaw-bas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 946

Strong’s Definitions

כָּבַס kâbaç, kaw-bas'; a primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative:—fuller, wash(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's H3526 in the following manner: wash (47x), fuller (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's H3526 in the following manner: wash (47x), fuller (4x).

  1. to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller

    1. (Qal) washer, fuller, treader (participle)

    2. (Piel) to wash (garments, person)

    3. (Pual) to be washed

    4. (Hothpael) to be washed out

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּבַס kâbaç, kaw-bas'; a primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative:—fuller, wash(-ing).
STRONGS H3526: Abbreviations
[כָּבַס] 51 verb (tread), wash (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician כבס as participle; Assyrian kabâsu, tread (down), subjugate, kibšu, step, path, DlHWB) —
Qal Participle only מְסִלַּת שְׂדֵה כוֺבֵס highway of fuller's (= treader's, washer's) field Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 36:2 = 2 Kings 18:17.
Pi. Perfect וְכִּבֶּס consecutive Leviticus 13:6 11 times; כִּבֵּס Genesis 49:11; 2 Samuel 19:25, etc.; Imperfect יְכַבֵּס Leviticus 11:25 16 times; 2rd person masculine singular suffix תְּכַבְּסֵנִי Psalm 51:9, etc.; Imperative suffix כַּבְּסֵנִי Psalm 51:4; feminine singular כַּבְּסִי Jeremiah 4:14; Participle plural מְכַבְּסִים Malachi 3:2; —
1. wash garments (i.e. by treading) Exodus 19:10,14 (E), 2 Samuel 19:25; figurative of Judah Genesis 49:11; elsewhere chiefly P: Leviticus 6:20; Leviticus 11:25,28; Leviticus 13:6,34; Leviticus 15:11; Numbers 8:9 +; || רָחץ (which = wash person) Leviticus 14:8,9; Leviticus 15:5,6,7,8,10, 11 + (כ׳ in Leviticus 27 times, || ר׳ 15 times; in Numbers 8 times, || ר׳ 3 times); Participle = fuller (compare Qal), only בֹּרִית מְכ׳ Malachi 3:2.
† 2. wash person, only in poetry and figurative אִם תְּכַבְּסִי בַּנֶּתֶר Jeremiah 2:22; כַּבְּסִי מֵרָעָה לִבֵךְ Jeremiah 4:14; with suffix Psalm 51:4 (|| טהר; + מֵעָוֺן); Psalm 51:9 (|| חִטֵּא).
†Pu. Perfect וְכֻבַּס consecutive Leviticus 13:58; Leviticus 15:17 be washed, of garment.
†Hothp. (Ges§ 54, 3) Infinitive אַחֲרֵי הֻכַּבֵּס אֶתהַֿנֶּגַע Leviticus 13:55 after the plague is washed out, so Leviticus 13:56.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:11; 49:11

Exodus

19:10; 19:14

Leviticus

6:20; 11:25; 11:25; 11:28; 13:6; 13:6; 13:34; 13:55; 13:56; 13:58; 14:8; 14:9; 15:5; 15:6; 15:7; 15:8; 15:10; 15:11; 15:11; 15:17

Numbers

8:9

2 Samuel

19:25; 19:25

2 Kings

18:17

Psalms

51:4; 51:4; 51:9; 51:9

Isaiah

7:3; 36:2

Jeremiah

2:22; 4:14; 4:14

Malachi

3:2; 3:2

H3526

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Strong's Number H3526 matches the Hebrew כָּבַס (kāḇas),
which occurs 51 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11 -

“Tying [fn]his foal to the [strong] vine

And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,

He washes his clothing in wine [because the grapevine produces abundantly],

And his robes in the blood of grapes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:10 -

The LORD also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow [that is, prepare them for My sacred purpose], and have them wash their clothes

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:14 - So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified them [for God’s sacred purpose], and they washed their clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:27 - ‘[fn]Whatever touches its meat will become consecrated (ceremonially clean). When any of its blood splashes on a garment, you shall wash what was splashed on in a holy place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25 - and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28 - and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40 - ‘And whoever eats some of its meat shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening; also whoever picks up its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:6 - “The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the infection has a more normal color and the spot has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab; and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34 - “Then on the seventh day the priest shall look at the scale; if the scale has not spread on the skin and appears to be no deeper than the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:54 - then the priest shall order that they wash the thing in which the mark occurs, and he shall quarantine it for seven more days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55 - “The priest shall examine the article with the mark after it has been washed, and if the mark has not changed color, even though the mark has not spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire; it is a corroding mildew, whether on the top or on the front of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:56 -

“If the priest looks and the mark has faded after it is washed, he shall tear it out of the garment, or the leather, or out of the warp or woof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58 - “The garment, whether the warp or the woof, or anything made of leather from which the mildew has departed after washing, shall then be washed a second time and it will be [ceremonially] clean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8 - “The one to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water; and he shall be clean. After that he may come into the camp, but he shall stay outside of his tent for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - “On the seventh day he shall shave off all his hair: he shall shave his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair [on his body]. Then he shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:47 - “And whoever lies down in the house [to rest] shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:5 - ‘Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6 - and whoever sits on anything on which the man with the discharge has been sitting shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - ‘Also whoever touches the man with the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8 - ‘And if he who has the discharge spits on one who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:10 - ‘Whoever touches anything that has been under him shall be unclean until evening; and whoever carries those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - ‘Whomever the one with the discharge touches without rinsing his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:13 -

‘When the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, he shall count off seven days for his purification; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:17 - ‘Every garment and every leather on which there is semen shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:21 - ‘Anyone who touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:22 - ‘Whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:27 - ‘And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:26 - “The man who released the goat as the [sin-bearing] scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:28 - “Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water, and afterward he may come into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - “Every person who eats an animal which dies [of natural causes] or was torn by a predator, whether he is native-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be [ceremonially] unclean until evening; then he will become clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:16 - “But if he does not wash his clothes or bathe his body, he shall bear his guilt [for it will not be borne by the sacrifice of atonement].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7 - “This is what you shall do to them to [ceremonially] cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:21 - The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and they washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:7 - ‘Then the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; and afterward come into the camp, but he shall be [ceremonially] unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:8 - ‘The one who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - ‘The one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. This shall be a perpetual statute to the Israelites and to the stranger who lives as a resident alien among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - ‘Then the clean person shall sprinkle [the water for purification] on the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day the unclean man shall purify himself, and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be [ceremonially] clean at evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:21 - ‘So it shall be a perpetual statute to them. He who sprinkles the water for impurity [on another] shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:24 - “And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:24 -

Then Mephibosheth the [grand]son of Saul came down to meet the king, but he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned in peace and safety.

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Then the king of Assyria sent [fn]the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rabshakeh [his highest officials] with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they went up and arrived, they stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the road of the Fuller’s Field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:2 -

Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness and guilt

And cleanse me from my sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 -

Purify me with [fn]hyssop, and I will be clean;

Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:3

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Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz [king of Judah], you and your son [fn]Shear-jashub, at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the highway to the [fn]Fuller’s Field;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh [his military commander] from Lachish [the Judean fortress commanding the road from Egypt] to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem with a large army. And he stood by the canal of the Upper Pool on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:22

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“For though you wash yourself with lye

And use much soap,

The stain of your guilt is [still] before Me [and you are soiled and dirty],” says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 -

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,

That you may be saved.

How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts

Lodge within you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:2 - “But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].
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