כָּבָה

ka.vahVerbH3518

to quench

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished 1a) (Qal) to be quenched, be extinguished 1b) (Piel) to quench, extinguish

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

20 times

Appears 20 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
5
Jeremiah
4
2 Chronicles
2
2 Samuel
2
Proverbs
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 3:3
  • 2 Samuel 14:7
  • Isaiah 1:31
  • Isaiah 66:24
  • Jeremiah 7:20

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