קָבַב qavav

Hebrew word for “to curse” · Strong’s H6895 · used 14 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

1) to curse, utter a curse against; 1a) (Qal) to curse

How it is translated

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

• curse 4
• will curse 3
• curse ! 2
• will i curse 1
• has cursed 1
• all 1
• them curse 1
• cursed 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 23 (5), Numbers 22 (2), Numbers 24 (1), Job 3 (1), Job 5 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 24 (1)

Forms

• קבה 3
• יקבהו 3
• לקב 2
• אקב 1
• וקבנו 1
• קב 1
• תקבנו 1
• וקבתו 1
• ואקוב 1

Words used with it

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

• בָּלָק balaq “Balak” 5
• בִּלְעָם bilam “Balaam” 4
• נִי ni “me” 5
• זָעַם zaam “be indignant” 2
• לְאֹם leom “people” 2
• בָּרַךְ barakh “to bless” 3
• אוּלַי ulay “perhaps” 2
• נָא na “please” 3
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 4
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 3
• אַחֵר acher “another” 2
• אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 2

Key verses

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

• Numbers 22:11 — Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and…
• Numbers 22:17 — For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
• Numbers 23:8 — How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
• Numbers 23:11 — And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
• Numbers 23:13 — And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt…
• Numbers 23:25 — And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
• Numbers 23:27 — And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
• Numbers 24:10 — And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold,…
• Job 3:8 — Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
• Job 5:3 — I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
• Proverbs 11:26 — He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
• Proverbs 24:24 — He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

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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.