כָּבַס kavas
Hebrew word for “to wash” · Strong’s H3526 · used 51 times in 48 verses
Meaning
1) to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller;
Senses in the lexicon
- to wash (48)
- Washer's (3)
How it is translated
Glosses given for kavas in context, with how often each is used:
- will wash 38
- washer 3
- washed 2
- washed out 2
- will be washed 2
- wash 2
- had washed 1
- washers 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus | 31 | 2.6 | |
| Numbers | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Malachi | 1 | 1.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 15 (11), Leviticus 13 (6), Numbers 19 (5), Leviticus 11 (3), Leviticus 14 (3), Exodus 19 (2), Leviticus 16 (2), Leviticus 17 (2), Numbers 8 (2), Psalms 51 (2)
Forms
- יכבס 17
- וכבס 14
- וכבסו 3
- כובס 3
- כבס 2
- ויכבסו 2
- תכבס 2
- הכבס 2
- וכבסתם 1
- כבסני 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with kavas more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- בֶּגֶד beged “garment” 34
- רָחַץ rachats “to wash” 19
- עֶרֶב erev “evening” 19
- טָמֵא tame “to defile” 18
- מַי mayim “water” 21
- טָהֵר taher “be pure” 13
- עַד ad “till” 20
- נָגַע naga “to touch” 9
- בָּשָׂר basar “flesh” 10
- זוּב zuv “to flow” 5
- נֶגַע nega “plague” 5
- עוֹר or “skin” 5
Key verses
The verses using kavas that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 19:10 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
- Leviticus 11:25 — And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 11:40 — And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes,…
- Leviticus 14:8 — And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come…
- Leviticus 15:5 — And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 17:15 — And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both…
- Numbers 8:7 — And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes,…
- 2 Kings 18:17 — And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to…
- Psalms 51:2 — Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
- Psalms 51:7 — Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
- Jeremiah 4:14 — O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
- Malachi 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
See all 48 verses in the Word Atlas
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.