כָּבָה kavah

Hebrew word for “to quench” · Strong’s H3518 · used 24 times in 24 verses

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Meaning

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

How it is translated

Glosses given for kavah in context, with how often each is used:

• will be extinguished 7
• extinguished 4
• will extinguish 3
• will be quenched 3
• will be one who extinguishes 3
• extinguish 1
• quenched 1
• when extinguishing 1
• one who extinguishes 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 6 (2), Ezekiel 20 (2), 1 Samuel 3 (1), 2 Samuel 14 (1), 2 Samuel 21 (1), 2 Kings 22 (1), 2 Chronicles 29 (1), 2 Chronicles 34 (1), Proverbs 26 (1), Proverbs 31 (1)

Forms

• תכבה 12
• מכבה 4
• יכבה 2
• וכבו 1
• ויכבו 1
• לכבות 1
• יכבנה 1
• כבו 1
• בכבותך 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kavah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אֵשׁ esh “fire” 9
• בָּעַר baar “to burn” 6
• חֵמָה chemah “rage” 5
• נֵר ner “lamp” 4
• קָטַר qatar “to offer” 4
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 6
• יָצַת yatsat “to kindle” 3
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 6
• פִּשְׁתָּה pishtah “flax” 2
• עֵץ ets “tree” 4
• יָקַד yaqad “to burn” 2
• פֶּן־ pen “lest” 3

Key verses

The verses using kavah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 2 Kings 22:17 — Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my…
• 2 Chronicles 34:25 — Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my…
• Isaiah 1:31 — And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
• Isaiah 42:3 — A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
• Isaiah 66:24 — And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be…
• Jeremiah 4:4 — Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire,…
• Jeremiah 7:20 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the…
• Jeremiah 17:27 — But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then…
• Jeremiah 21:12 — O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out…
• Ezekiel 20:47 — And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green…
• Ezekiel 32:7 — And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her…
• Amos 5:6 — Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.