כבש

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ב־שׂ (k-b-s)

Cognate with Arabic كَبْش (kabš).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkæbæs/, [ˈkævæs]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛbɛs/, [ˈkʰɛːvɛs]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkeves/

Noun

כֶּבֶשׂ • (kéves) m (plural indefinite כְּבָשִׂים, singular construct כֶּבֶשׂ־, plural construct כִּבְשֵׂי־, feminine counterpart כִּבְשָׂה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. sheep (an ovine animal)
   • Tanach, Isaiah 11:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְגָר זְאֵב עִם־כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם־גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם׃

     v'gár z'év 'im-kéves v'namér 'im-g'dí yirbáts v'égel ukh'fír um'rí yakhdáv v'ná'ar katón nohég bám.

     And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Alternative forms

• כֶּשֶׂב

Further reading

• H3532 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
כ־ב־שׁ (k-b-sh)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaːˈbaʃ/, [kaːˈvaʃ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kɔˈbaʃ/, [kʰɔːˈvaːʃ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈvaʃ/

Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִכְבַּשׁ)

1. to conquer, subjugate
2. to tread down with feet, to level
3. (literary) to hold back, to overcome one's instincts

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּבַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לכבוש / לִכְבֹּשׁ action noun: כְּבִישָׁה passive participle: כָּבוּשׁ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	כָּבַשְׁתִּי		כָּבַשְׁנוּ
	second	כָּבַשְׁתָּ	כָּבַשְׁתְּ	כְּבַשְׁתֶּם1	כְּבַשְׁתֶּן1
	third	כָּבַשׁ	כָּבְשָׁה	כָּבְשׁוּ
present		כּוֹבֵשׁ	כּוֹבֶשֶׁת	כּוֹבְשִׁים	כּוֹבְשׁוֹת
future	first	אכבוש / אֶכְבֹּשׁ		נכבוש / נִכְבֹּשׁ
	second	תכבוש / תִּכְבֹּשׁ	תִּכְבְּשִׁי	תִּכְבְּשׁוּ	תכבושנה / תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה2
	third	יכבוש / יִכְבֹּשׁ	תכבוש / תִּכְבֹּשׁ	יִכְבְּשׁוּ	תכבושנה / תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה2
imperative		כבוש / כְּבֹשׁ	כִּבְשִׁי	כִּבְשׁוּ	כבושנה / כְּבֹשְׁנָה2
notes		Pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also

• כְּבִישׁ (k'vísh)
• כיבוש / כִּבּוּשׁ (kibúsh)
• כבוש (kavúsh)

References

• H3533 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 3

Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) (pa'al construction)

1. to pickle: to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּבַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לכבוש / לִכְבֹּשׁ action noun: כְּבִישָׁה passive participle: כָּבוּשׁ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	כָּבַשְׁתִּי		כָּבַשְׁנוּ
	second	כָּבַשְׁתָּ	כָּבַשְׁתְּ	כְּבַשְׁתֶּם1	כְּבַשְׁתֶּן1
	third	כָּבַשׁ	כָּבְשָׁה	כָּבְשׁוּ
present		כּוֹבֵשׁ	כּוֹבֶשֶׁת	כּוֹבְשִׁים	כּוֹבְשׁוֹת
future	first	אכבוש / אֶכְבֹּשׁ		נכבוש / נִכְבֹּשׁ
	second	תכבוש / תִּכְבֹּשׁ	תִּכְבְּשִׁי	תִּכְבְּשׁוּ	תכבושנה / תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה2
	third	יכבוש / יִכְבֹּשׁ	תכבוש / תִּכְבֹּשׁ	יִכְבְּשׁוּ	תכבושנה / תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה2
imperative		כבוש / כְּבֹשׁ	כִּבְשִׁי	כִּבְשׁוּ	כבושנה / כְּבֹשְׁנָה2
notes		Pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 4

Noun

כֶּבֶשׁ • (kévesh) m (plural indefinite כְּבָשִׁים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (archaic) ramp (inclined surface)

References

• “כבש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כבש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• שכב