כָּבָה
ka.vah
“to quench”
Definition
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
a primitive root;
- to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished 1a) (Qal) to be quenched, be extinguished 1b) (Piel) to quench, extinguish
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
כָּבָה appears 20 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”
The strong man will become tinderand his work will be a spark;both will burn together,with no one to quench the flames.
“As they go forth, they will see the corpsesof the men who have rebelled against Me;for their worm will never die,their fire will never be quenched,and they will be a horrorto all mankind.”
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
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