kaab (H3510) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H3510

כָּאַב

kaabkaw-ab'

properly, to feel pain

1890 spelling: kâʼab

Gematria 23

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil

Rendered in the KJV as

grieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful.

8
occurrencesin the Old Testament
6 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
8
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 8

הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו1
וְכוֹאֵ֑ב1
יִכְאָ֑ב1
יִכְאַב־1
יַכְאִ֣יב1
כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים1
מַכְאִ֔ב1
תַּכְאִ֖בוּ1

How it is rendered · 7

it is in pain2
[which] causes pain1
and [am] in pain1
he causes pain1
I caused pain him1
in pain1
you will spoil1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular2
conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1

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HVqi3ms · 2
HC/Vqrmsa · 1
HVhi2mp · 1
HVhi3ms · 1
HVhp1cs/Sp3ms · 1
HVhrmsa · 1
HVqrmpa · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Job2 of 8 · 25%
Ezekiel2 of 8 · 25%
Genesis1 of 8 · 13%
2 Kings1 of 8 · 13%
Psalms1 of 8 · 13%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 34:25כֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםkoavimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThree days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.here: in pain

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 3:19תַּכְאִ֖בוּtakhivuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralAnd you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”here: you will spoil

Job2 occurrences

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 69:29וְכוֹאֵ֑בvekhoevconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBut I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.here: and [am] in pain

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 14:13יִכְאַב־yikhav-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularEven in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.here: it is in pain

Ezekiel2 occurrences

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