H3533

כָּבַשׁ

ka.vashH:V

to subdue

1) to subject, subdue, force, keep under, bring into bondage 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bring into bondage, make subservient 1a2) to subdue, force, violate 1a3) to subdue, dominate, tread down 1b) (Niphal) to be subdued 1c) (Piel) to subdue 1d) (Hiphil) to bring into bondage

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[כָּבַשׁ] verb subdue, bring into bondage (Late Hebrew id., press, oppress; Aramaic כְּבַשׁ, tread down, beat or make a path, subdue; Arabic press, squeeze, knead (body or limb, as in the bath, message), also attack, assault) —

Qal Perfect 3 plural וְכָֽבְשׁוּ consecutive Zech 9:15 Imperfect יִכְבּוֺשׁ Mic 7:19 וַיִּכְבְּשׁוּם Jer 34:11 Qr (Kt Hiph), etc.; Imperative plural suffix כִּבְשֻׁהָ Gen 1:28 Infinitive כְּבוֺשׁ 2Chr 28:10; Esth 7:8 Participle כֹּבְשִׁים Neh 5:5 —
1. bring into bondage, followed by accusative + לַעֲבָדִים Jer 34:11; Jer 34:16; 2Chr 28:10; Neh 5:5.
2. (late) subdue, force, a woman Esth 7:8 (= earlier עִנָּה).

3. subdue, dominate, the earth Gen 1:28 (P), Zech 9:15 (of conquest); tread down, followed by אַבְנֵיקֶֿלַע; figurative subdue, followed by עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ Mic 7:19. Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular נִכְבְּשָׁה Josh 18:1 + 3 t.; Participle feminine plural נִכְבָּשׁוֺת Neh 5:5 — passive of Qal 1, subject בְּנוֺתֵינוּ Neh 5:5 of Qal 3, subject הָאָרֶץ (of conquest) Num 32:22; Num 32:29; Josh 18:1 (all P), 1Chr 22:18. Pi`el Perfect כִּבֵּשׁ 2Sam 8:11, object גּוֺיִם (of conquest). Hiph`il Imperfect bring into bondage, followed by accusative + לַעֲבָדִים Jer 34:11 Kt (Qr Qal).


12 occurrences

Genesis (1), Numbers (2), Joshua (1), I Chronicles (1), II Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Esther (1), Jeremiah (2), Micah (1), Zechariah (1)