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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.
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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 1 / 3 (Gen 41:35–Neh 5:16)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:35 - Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh’s storehouses. Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:48 - During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:2 - “Come and listen, you sons of Jacob;
listen to Israel, your father.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:16 - Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the open square and burn it. Burn the entire town as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:4 - Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the LORD your God will gather you from there and bring you back again.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:2 - These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don’t abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47 - Someone reported to Abimelech that the citizens had gathered in the temple,
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:4 - The people of Ephraim responded, “You men of Gilead are nothing more than fugitives from Ephraim and Manasseh.” So Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and attacked the men of Ephraim and defeated them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:5 - Then Samuel told them, “Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:6 - So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the LORD. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the LORD. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel’s judge.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:7 - When the Philistine rulers heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they mobilized their army and advanced. The Israelites were badly frightened when they learned that the Philistines were approaching.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:4 - Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:1 - Now Samuel died, and all Israel gathered for his funeral. They buried him at his house in Ramah. Then David moved down to the wilderness of Maon.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:1 - About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, “You and your men will be expected to join me in battle.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:4 - The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:1 - The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:25 - Abner’s troops from the tribe of Benjamin regrouped there at the top of the hill to take a stand.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30 - Meanwhile, Joab and his men also returned home. When Joab counted his casualties, he discovered that only 19 men were missing in addition to Asahel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - Then Abner said to David, “Let me go and call an assembly of all Israel to support my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you to make you their king, and you will rule over everything your heart desires.” So David sent Abner safely on his way.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:24 - and had become the leader of a gang of rebels. After David conquered Hadadezer, Rezon and his men fled to Damascus, where he became king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:19 - Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who are supported by Jezebel.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:20 - So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:1 - About that time King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his army, supported by the chariots and horses of thirty-two allied kings. They went to besiege Samaria, the capital of Israel, and launched attacks against it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:6 - So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:24 - Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:18 - Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, “Ahab’s worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:1 - Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:2 - Then he addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows: “If you approve and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send messages to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and pasturelands. Let us invite them to come and join us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:35 - Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation!
Gather and rescue us from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:9 - Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa’s reign when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:10 - The people gathered at Jerusalem in late spring,[fn] during the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:5 - So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, 400 of them, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! God will give the king victory.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:4 - So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the LORD’s help.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:2 - These men traveled secretly throughout Judah and summoned the Levites and clan leaders in all the towns to come to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:5 - He summoned the priests and Levites and gave them these instructions: “Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!” But the Levites did not act immediately.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:5 - Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains[fn] for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:4 - They organized a huge work crew to stop the flow of the springs, cutting off the brook that ran through the fields. For they said, “Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:6 - He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate. Then Hezekiah encouraged them by saying:
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:28 - And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the LORD my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:15 - I assembled the exiles at the Ahava Canal, and we camped there for three days while I went over the lists of the people and the priests who had arrived. I found that not one Levite had volunteered to come along.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:1 - While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:7 - Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:9 - Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19,[fn] and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:9 - But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.’
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:20 - When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:16 - I also devoted myself to working on the wall and refused to acquire any land. And I required all my servants to spend time working on the wall.

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