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Lexicon :: Strong's H3526 - kāḇas

Aa
כָּבַס
Transliteration
kāḇas
Pronunciation
kaw-bas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 946

Strong’s Definitions

כָּבַס kâbaç, kaw-bas'; a primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative:—fuller, wash(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's H3526 in the following manner: wash (47x), fuller (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's H3526 in the following manner: wash (47x), fuller (4x).

  1. to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller

    1. (Qal) washer, fuller, treader (participle)

    2. (Piel) to wash (garments, person)

    3. (Pual) to be washed

    4. (Hothpael) to be washed out

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּבַס kâbaç, kaw-bas'; a primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative:—fuller, wash(-ing).
STRONGS H3526: Abbreviations
[כָּבַס] 51 verb (tread), wash (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician כבס as participle; Assyrian kabâsu, tread (down), subjugate, kibšu, step, path, DlHWB) —
Qal Participle only מְסִלַּת שְׂדֵה כוֺבֵס highway of fuller's (= treader's, washer's) field Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 36:2 = 2 Kings 18:17.
Pi. Perfect וְכִּבֶּס consecutive Leviticus 13:6 11 times; כִּבֵּס Genesis 49:11; 2 Samuel 19:25, etc.; Imperfect יְכַבֵּס Leviticus 11:25 16 times; 2rd person masculine singular suffix תְּכַבְּסֵנִי Psalm 51:9, etc.; Imperative suffix כַּבְּסֵנִי Psalm 51:4; feminine singular כַּבְּסִי Jeremiah 4:14; Participle plural מְכַבְּסִים Malachi 3:2; —
1. wash garments (i.e. by treading) Exodus 19:10,14 (E), 2 Samuel 19:25; figurative of Judah Genesis 49:11; elsewhere chiefly P: Leviticus 6:20; Leviticus 11:25,28; Leviticus 13:6,34; Leviticus 15:11; Numbers 8:9 +; || רָחץ (which = wash person) Leviticus 14:8,9; Leviticus 15:5,6,7,8,10, 11 + (כ׳ in Leviticus 27 times, || ר׳ 15 times; in Numbers 8 times, || ר׳ 3 times); Participle = fuller (compare Qal), only בֹּרִית מְכ׳ Malachi 3:2.
† 2. wash person, only in poetry and figurative אִם תְּכַבְּסִי בַּנֶּתֶר Jeremiah 2:22; כַּבְּסִי מֵרָעָה לִבֵךְ Jeremiah 4:14; with suffix Psalm 51:4 (|| טהר; + מֵעָוֺן); Psalm 51:9 (|| חִטֵּא).
†Pu. Perfect וְכֻבַּס consecutive Leviticus 13:58; Leviticus 15:17 be washed, of garment.
†Hothp. (Ges§ 54, 3) Infinitive אַחֲרֵי הֻכַּבֵּס אֶתהַֿנֶּגַע Leviticus 13:55 after the plague is washed out, so Leviticus 13:56.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:11; 49:11

Exodus

19:10; 19:14

Leviticus

6:20; 11:25; 11:25; 11:28; 13:6; 13:6; 13:34; 13:55; 13:56; 13:58; 14:8; 14:9; 15:5; 15:6; 15:7; 15:8; 15:10; 15:11; 15:11; 15:17

Numbers

8:9

2 Samuel

19:25; 19:25

2 Kings

18:17

Psalms

51:4; 51:4; 51:9; 51:9

Isaiah

7:3; 36:2

Jeremiah

2:22; 4:14; 4:14

Malachi

3:2; 3:2

H3526

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Strong's Number H3526 matches the Hebrew כָּבַס (kāḇas),
which occurs 51 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11 - Knotting his ass's cord to the vine, and his young ass to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, and his clothing in the blood of grapes:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:10 - And the Lord said to Moses, Go to the people and make them holy today and tomorrow, and let their clothing be washed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:14 - Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and made the people holy; and their clothing was washed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:27 - Anyone touching the flesh of it will be holy: and if any of the blood is dropped on any clothing, the thing on which the blood has been dropped is to be washed in a holy place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25 - Whoever takes away the dead body of one of them is to have his clothing washed, and will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28 - Anyone who takes away the dead body of one of these is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40 - And he who makes use of any part of its body for food is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening; and anyone taking away its body is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:6 - And the priest is to see him again on the seventh day; and if the mark is less bright and is not increased on his skin, then let the priest say that he is clean: it is only a skin-mark, and after his clothing has been washed he will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34 - And on the seventh day the priest will see the place: and if it is not increased, and does not seem to go deeper than the skin, the priest will say that he is clean: and after his clothing has been washed he will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:54 - Then the priest will give orders for the thing on which the mark is, to be washed, and to be shut up for seven days more:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55 - And if, after the mark has been washed, the priest sees that the colour of it is not changed and it is not increased, it is to be burned in the fire: the disease is working in it, though the damage may be inside or outside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:56 - And if the priest sees that the mark is less bright after the washing, then let him have it cut out of the clothing or the leather or from the threads of the material:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58 - And the material of the clothing, or anything of skin, which has been washed, if the mark has gone out of it, let it be washed a second time and it will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8 - And he who is to be made clean will have his clothing washed and his hair cut and have a bath, and he will be clean. And after that he will come back to the tent-circle; but he is to keep outside his tent for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - And on the seventh day he is to have all the hair cut off his head and his chin and over his eyes--all his hair is to be cut off--and he will have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and he will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:47 - And anyone who has been sleeping in the house will have to have his clothing washed; and anyone who takes food in that house will have to have his clothing washed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:5 - And anyone touching his bed is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6 - And he who has been seated on anything on which the unclean man has been seated is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - And anyone touching the flesh of the unclean man is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8 - And if liquid from the mouth of the unclean man comes on to him who is clean, then he is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:10 - And anyone touching anything which was under him will be unclean till the evening; anyone taking up any of these things is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - And anyone on whom the unclean man puts his hands, without washing them in water, is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:13 - And when a man who has a flow from his body is made clean from it, he is to take seven days to make himself clean, washing his clothing and bathing his body in flowing water, and then he will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:17 - And any clothing or skin on which the seed comes is to be washed with water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:21 - And anyone touching her bed will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:22 - And anyone touching anything on which she has been seated will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:27 - And anyone touching these things will be unclean, and his clothing will have to be washed and his body bathed in water and he will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:26 - And the man who takes away the goat for Azazel is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and then he may come back to the tent-circle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:28 - And the man by whom they are burned is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water, and then he may come back to the tent-circle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:16 - But if his clothing is not washed and his body bathed, his sin will be on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7 - And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:21 - And the Levites were made clean from sin, and their clothing was washed, and Aaron gave them for a wave offering before the Lord; and Aaron took away their sin and made them clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:7 - And the priest, after washing his clothing and bathing his body in water, may come back to the tent-circle, and will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:8 - And he who does the burning is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - And he who takes up the dust of the burned cow is to have his clothing washed with water and be unclean till evening: this is to be a law for ever, for the children of Israel as well as for the man from another country who is living among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - Let the clean person do this to the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he is to make him clean; and after washing his clothing and bathing himself in water, he will be clean in the evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:21 - This is to be a law for them for ever: he who puts the water on the unclean person is to have his clothing washed; and anyone touching the water will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:24 - And on the seventh day, after washing your clothing, you will be clean, and then you may come into the tent-circle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:24 - And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:2 - Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 - Then the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out now, you and Shear-jashub, your son, and you will come across Ahaz at the end of the stream flowing from the higher pool, in the highway of the washerman's field;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king of Assyria sent the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a strong force, and he took up his position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:22 - For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - O Jerusalem, make your heart clean from evil, so that you may have salvation. How long are evil purposes to have a resting-place in you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:2 - But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.
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