כבש

Hebrew

כבשים רועים בשדה ― Sheep grazing in a field

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ב־שׂ (k-b-s)
1 term

Cognate with Arabic كَبْش (kabš).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.vɛs/, [ˈkʰɛː.vɛs]
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vas/, [ˈkʰæː.væs]
• (Sephardi) IPA^(key): /ˈke.bes/
• (Ashkenazi) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.vɛs/
• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ves/

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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.

Declension

Declension of כֶּבֶשׂ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	כֶּבֶשׂ	first	כִּבְשִׂי		כִּבְשֵׂנוּ
	definite	הַכֶּבֶשׂ	second	כִּבְשְׂךָ	כִּבְשֵׂךְ	כִּבְשְׂכֶם	כִּבְשְׂכֶן
	construct	כֶּבֶשׂ־	third	כִּבְשׂוֹ	כִּבְשָׂהּ	כִּבְשָׂם	כִּבְשָׂן
plural	indefinite	כְּבָשִׂים	first	כבשיי / כְּבָשַׂי		כְּבָשֵׂינוּ
	definite	הַכְּבָשִׂים	second	כְּבָשֶׂיךָ	כבשייך / כְּבָשַׂיִךְ	כִּבְשֵׂיכֶם	כִּבְשֵׂיכֶן
	construct	כִּבְשֵׂי־	third	כְּבָשָׂיו	כְּבָשֶׂיהָ	כִּבְשֵׂיהֶם	כִּבְשֵׂיהֶן

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)
6 terms

Pronunciation

• (Biblical) IPA^(key): /kaːˈbaʃ/, [kaːˈβaʃ]
• (Tiberian) IPA^(key): /kɔˈbaʃ/, [kʰɔːˈvaːʃ]
• (Modern Israeli) 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	positive	כבוש / כְּבֹשׁ	כִּבְשִׁי	כִּבְשׁוּ	כבושנה / כְּבֹשְׁנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² 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	positive	כבוש / כְּבֹשׁ	כִּבְשִׁי	כִּבְשׁוּ	כבושנה / כְּבֹשְׁנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 4

Noun

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

1. (archaic) ramp (inclined surface)

Declension

Declension of כֶּבֶשׁ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	כֶּבֶשׁ	first	כִּבְשִׁי		כִּבְשֵׁנוּ
	definite	הַכֶּבֶשׁ	second	כִּבְשְׁךָ	כִּבְשֵׁךְ	כִּבְשְׁכֶם	כִּבְשְׁכֶן
	construct	כֶּבֶשׁ־	third	כִּבְשׁוֹ	כִּבְשָׁהּ	כִּבְשָׁם	כִּבְשָׁן
plural	indefinite	כְּבָשִׁים	first	כבשיי / כְּבָשַׁי		כְּבָשֵׁינוּ
	definite	הַכְּבָשִׁים	second	כְּבָשֶׁיךָ	כבשייך / כְּבָשַׁיִךְ	כִּבְשֵׁיכֶם	כִּבְשֵׁיכֶן
	construct	כִּבְשֵׁי־	third	כְּבָשָׁיו	כְּבָשֶׁיהָ	כִּבְשֵׁיהֶם	כִּבְשֵׁיהֶן

References

• “כבש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "כבש" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כבש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• שכב