כָּבַשׁ
kâbash · kaw-bash'
to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
- to tread down
- hence, negatively, to disregard
- positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › the house, what is within › to consume, to destroy
The open hand that covers of the house, what is within that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּבַשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and brought them into subjection3 · 20%
- and subdue it1 · 7%
- be subdued1 · 7%
- shall be subdued1 · 7%
- was subdued1 · 7%
- which he subdued1 · 7%
- is subdued1 · 7%
- to keep under1 · 7%
- and, lo, we bring into bondage1 · 7%
- brought unto bondage1 · 7%
- will he force1 · 7%
- upon us; he will subdue1 · 7%
- and subdue1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.