Word Study · Strong's H3526 · Hebrew
כָּבַס
kabas
kaw-bas'
Strong's 1890 spelling: kâbaç
“to trample”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
Rendered in the KJV as
fuller, wash(-ing).
- 51occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 30inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 51 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 30
- יְכַבֵּ֧ס6
- וְכִבֶּ֧ס4
- יְכַבֵּ֥ס4
- יְכַבֵּ֣ס3
- כוֹבֵֽס׃3
- הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס2
- וְכִבֶּ֥ס2
- וְכִבֶּ֣ס2
- וְכִבֶּ֨ס2
- וְכֻבַּ֥ס2
- יְכַבֵּ֖ס2
- וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּ1
and 18 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- he will wash18
- and he will wash12
- [the] washer3
- and they will wash3
- you will wash3
- and it will be washed2
- and they washed2
- was washed out2
- and you will wash1
- he had washed1
- wash1
- wash me1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 15
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular17
- Hc/Vpq3ms12
- Hc/Vpq3cp3
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular3
- Hc/VPq3ms2
- Hc/Vpw3mp2
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular2
- verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular2
- verb · hothpaal, infinitive (“to…”)2
- Hc/Vpq2mp1
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine singular1
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVpi3ms · 17
- Hc/Vpq3ms · 12
- Hc/Vpq3cp · 3
- HVqrmsa · 3
- Hc/VPq3ms · 2
- Hc/Vpw3mp · 2
- HVpi2ms · 2
- HVpp3ms · 2
- HVucc · 2
- Hc/Vpq2mp · 1
- HVpi2fs · 1
- HVpi2ms/Sp1bs · 1
All 51, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 19:10וְכִבְּס֖וּvekhibesuHc/Vpq3cpThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clotheshere: and they will wash
- Exodus 19:14וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvaykhabesuHc/Vpw3mpWhen Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.here: and they washed
Leviticus31 occurrences
- Leviticus 6:27תְּכַבֵּ֖סtekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularAnything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.here: you will wash
- Leviticus 11:25יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularand whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 11:28יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularand anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 11:40יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 11:40יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 13:6וְכִבֶּ֥סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msThe priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 13:34וְכִבֶּ֥סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msOn the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 13:54וְכִ֨בְּס֔וּvekhibesuHc/Vpq3cpthe priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.here: and they will wash
- Leviticus 13:55הֻכַּבֵּ֣סhukabesverb · hothpaal, infinitive (“to…”)After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.here: was washed out
- Leviticus 13:56הֻכַּבֵּ֣סhukabesverb · hothpaal, infinitive (“to…”)If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.here: was washed out
- Leviticus 13:58תְּכַבֵּ֔סtekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularIf the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.here: you will wash
- Leviticus 13:58וְכֻבַּ֥סvekhubasHc/VPq3msIf the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.here: and it will be washed
- Leviticus 14:8וְכִבֶּס֩vekhibesHc/Vpq3msThe one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 14:9וְכִבֶּ֣סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msOn the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 14:47יְכַבֵּ֖סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 14:47יְכַבֵּ֖סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:5יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:6יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:7יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:8וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msIf the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 15:10יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:11וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msIf the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 15:13וְכִבֶּ֣סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msWhen the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 15:17וְכֻבַּ֥סvekhubasHc/VPq3msAny clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.here: and it will be washed
- Leviticus 15:21יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularand anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:22יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 15:27וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msAnyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 16:26יְכַבֵּ֣סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 16:28יְכַבֵּ֣סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.here: he will wash
- Leviticus 17:15וְכִבֶּ֨סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msAnd any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.here: and he will wash
- Leviticus 17:16יְכַבֵּ֔סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBut if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”here: he will wash
Numbers8 occurrences
- Numbers 8:7וְכִבְּס֥וּvekhibesuHc/Vpq3cpThis is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.here: and they will wash
- Numbers 8:21וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vaykhabesuHc/Vpw3mpThe Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.here: and they washed
- Numbers 19:7וְכִבֶּ֨סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msThen the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.here: and he will wash
- Numbers 19:8יְכַבֵּ֤סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Numbers 19:10וְ֠כִבֶּסvekhibesHc/Vpq3msThe man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.here: and he will wash
- Numbers 19:19וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3msThe man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.here: and he will wash
- Numbers 19:21יְכַבֵּ֣סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThis is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.here: he will wash
- Numbers 31:24וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םvekhibastemHc/Vpq2mpOn the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”here: and you will wash
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 51:2כַּבְּסֵ֣נִיkabeseniverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.here: wash me
- Psalms 51:7תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִיtekhabeseniverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularPurify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.here: you will wash me
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 7:3כוֹבֵֽס׃khovesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,here: [the] washer
- Isaiah 36:2כוֹבֵֽס׃khovesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAnd the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: [the] washer
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:22תְּכַבְּסִי֙tekhabesiverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine singularAlthough you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.here: you will wash
- Jeremiah 4:14כַּבְּסִ֨יkabesiverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person feminine singularWash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?here: wash