קבע

Aramaic

Verb

קבע • (transliteration needed)

1. to fix, to fasten

Hebrew

Root
ק־ב־ע (q-b-ʿ)

Noun

קֶבַע • (kéva') m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. permanence, regularity, permanent
2. career service

Derived terms

• דַּרְגַּת קֶבַע (“permanent rank”)
• הוֹרָאַת קֶבַע (“standing order”)
• דִּיּוּר־קֶבַע (“permanent housing”)
• תּוֹשַׁב־קֶבַע (“permanent resident”)
• יִשּׁוּב קֶבַע (“permanent settlement”)

Verb

קָבַע • (kavá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִקְבַּע)

1. to determine
2. to decide
3. to declare, to announce, to assert
4. to make (an appointment)
5. to fix firmly
   • בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשַׁנוּ בְּמִצְו‌ֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לִקְבּוֹעַ מְזוּזָה.

     Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam asher kid'shanu b'mitsvotav v'tsivanu likboa m'zuza.

     Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Earth, who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to fix the mezuzah firmly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לקבוע / לִקְבֹּעַ action noun: קְבִיעָה passive participle: קָבוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	קָבַעְתִּי		קָבַעְנוּ
	second	קָבַעְתָּ	קָבַעְתְּ	קְבַעְתֶּם1	קְבַעְתֶּן1
	third	קָבַע	קָבְעָה	קָבְעוּ
present		קוֹבֵעַ	קוֹבַעַת	קוֹבְעִים	קוֹבְעוֹת
future	first	אֶקְבַּע		נִקְבַּע
	second	תִּקְבַּע	תִּקְבְּעִי	תִּקְבְּעוּ	תִּקְבַּעְנָה2
	third	יִקְבַּע	תִּקְבַּע	יִקְבְּעוּ	תִּקְבַּעְנָה2
imperative		קְבַע	קִבְעִי	קִבְעוּ	קְבַעְנָה2
notes		Pronounced קָבַעְתֶּם and קָבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (to decide): החליט (hekhlit)
• (to announce): הכריז (hikhriz), הודיע (hodia')

Verb

קֻבַּע • (kubá') third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of קובע.

Verb

קִבֵּעַ • (kibéa') third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of קיבע.