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Hebrew verb · H3526

כָּבַס

kabaskaw-bas'

Washer's

51 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: kâbaç

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3526is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 10 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 30
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H3526

to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative

The King James renders it: fuller, wash(-ing).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

kabas is rendered "Washer's". It stands 51 times in the Hebrew text, across ten books.

  • Thirty-one of the uses stand in Leviticus, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 49:11He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
  • The Greek text spells it thirty different ways.

The first use

He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

Genesis 49:11כִּבֵּ֤ס

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Thirty-one of the word's fifty-one uses are in Leviticus.

The other 29 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • he will wash18
  • and he will wash12
  • and they will wash3
  • washer3
  • you will wash3
  • and it will be washed2
  • and they washed2
  • was washed out2
  • and you will wash1
  • he had washed1
  • wash1
  • wash me1

and 2 more, 51 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

כָּבוֹדkabodgloryUses200
כָּבַדkabadto honor: honourUses113
כָּבֵדkabedheavyUses41
כָּבָהkabahto quenchUses24
כָּבֵדkabedliverUses14
כָּבַשׁkabashto subdueUses14
כָּבַרkabarto multiplyUses1

All 51, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

30 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • יְכַבֵּ֧ס6
  • וְכִבֶּ֧ס4
  • יְכַבֵּ֥ס4
  • יְכַבֵּ֣ס3
  • כוֹבֵֽס׃3
  • הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס2
  • וְכִבֶּ֥ס2
  • וְכִבֶּ֣ס2
  • וְכִבֶּ֨ס2
  • וְכֻבַּ֥ס2
  • יְכַבֵּ֖ס2
  • וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּ1

and 18 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular17HVpi3ms
  • Hc/Vpq3ms14Hc/Vpq3ms
  • Hc/Vpq3cp3Hc/Vpq3cp
  • verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular3HVqrmsa
  • Hc/Vpw3mp2Hc/Vpw3mp
  • verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular2HVpi2ms
  • verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVpp3ms
  • verb · hothpaal, infinitive (“to…”)2HVucc
  • Hc/Vpq2mp1Hc/Vpq2mp
  • verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person feminine singular1HVpi2fs
  • verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HVpi2ms/Sp1bs
  • verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine plural1HVprmpa

Genesis

one use
  • He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

    Genesis 49:11

    • כִּבֵּ֤סkibesverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash

Exodus

two uses
  • Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

    Exodus 19:10

    • וְכִבְּס֖וּvekhibesuHc/Vpq3cptagged: and they will wash
  • When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.

    Exodus 19:14

    • וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvaykhabesuHc/Vpw3mptagged: and they washed

Leviticus

thirty-one uses
  • Anything 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.

    Leviticus 6:27

    • תְּכַבֵּ֖סtekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will wash
  • and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 11:25

    • יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

    Leviticus 11:28

    • יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • Whoever 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.

    Leviticus 11:40

    • יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
    • יְכַבֵּ֥סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • The 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.

    Leviticus 13:6

    • וְכִבֶּ֥סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • On 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.

    Leviticus 13:34

    • וְכִבֶּ֥סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.

    Leviticus 13:54

    • וְכִ֨בְּס֔וּvekhibesuHc/Vpq3cptagged: and they will wash
  • 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.

    Leviticus 13:55

    • הֻכַּבֵּ֣סhukabesverb · hothpaal, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: was washed out
  • 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.

    Leviticus 13:56

    • הֻכַּבֵּ֣סhukabesverb · hothpaal, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: was washed out
  • If 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.

    Leviticus 13:58

    • תְּכַבֵּ֔סtekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will wash
    • וְכֻבַּ֥סvekhubasHc/VPq3mstagged: and it will be washed
  • The 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.

    Leviticus 14:8

    • וְכִבֶּס֩vekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • On 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.

    Leviticus 14:9

    • וְכִבֶּ֣סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.

    Leviticus 14:47

    • יְכַבֵּ֖סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
    • יְכַבֵּ֖סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 15:5

    • יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • Whoever 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.

    Leviticus 15:6

    • יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 15:7

    • יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • If 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.

    Leviticus 15:8

    • וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • Whoever 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.

    Leviticus 15:10

    • יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • If 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.

    Leviticus 15:11

    • וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • When 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.

    Leviticus 15:13

    • וְכִבֶּ֣סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 15:17

    • וְכֻבַּ֥סvekhubasHc/VPq3mstagged: and it will be washed
  • and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 15:21

    • יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 15:22

    • יְכַבֵּ֧סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

    Leviticus 15:27

    • וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.

    Leviticus 16:26

    • יְכַבֵּ֣סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

    Leviticus 16:28

    • יְכַבֵּ֣סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • And 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.

    Leviticus 17:15

    • וְכִבֶּ֨סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”

    Leviticus 17:16

    • יְכַבֵּ֔סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash

Numbers

eight uses
  • This 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.

    Numbers 8:7

    • וְכִבְּס֥וּvekhibesuHc/Vpq3cptagged: and they will wash
  • The 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.

    Numbers 8:21

    • וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vaykhabesuHc/Vpw3mptagged: and they washed
  • Then 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.

    Numbers 19:7

    • וְכִבֶּ֨סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • The 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.

    Numbers 19:8

    • יְכַבֵּ֤סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • The 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.

    Numbers 19:10

    • וְ֠כִבֶּסvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • The 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.

    Numbers 19:19

    • וְכִבֶּ֧סvekhibesHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will wash
  • This 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.

    Numbers 19:21

    • יְכַבֵּ֣סyekhabesverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will wash
  • On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”

    Numbers 31:24

    • וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םvekhibastemHc/Vpq2mptagged: and you will wash

2 Samuel

one use
  • Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

    2 Samuel 19:24

    • כִבֵּ֔סkhibesverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he had washed

2 Kings

one use
  • Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

    2 Kings 18:17

    • כוֹבֵֽס׃khovesverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: washer

Psalms

two uses
  • Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

    Psalms 51:2

    • כַּבְּסֵ֣נִיkabeseniverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: wash me
  • Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

    Psalms 51:7

    • תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִיtekhabeseniverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: you will wash me

Isaiah

two uses
  • Then 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,

    Isaiah 7:3

    • כוֹבֵֽס׃khovesverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: washer
  • And 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.

    Isaiah 36:2

    • כוֹבֵֽס׃khovesverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: washer

Jeremiah

two uses
  • Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

    Jeremiah 2:22

    • תְּכַבְּסִי֙tekhabesiverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: you will wash
  • Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

    Jeremiah 4:14

    • כַּבְּסִ֨יkabesiverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: wash

Malachi

one use
  • But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

    Malachi 3:2

    • מְכַבְּסִֽים׃mekhabesimverb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: washers

The letters

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How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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