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כָּבַשׁ H3533

H3533 is the Hebrew word כָּבַשׁ, transliterated kâbash and said kaw-bash'. The King James Version most often renders it subdued.

Word: כָּבַשׁTransliteration: kâbashSaid: kaw-bash'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

subdued 5×brought them into subjection 3×subdue 2×subdue it 1×keep under 1×lo we bring into bondage 1×brought unto bondage 1×force 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.

Verses using כָּבַשׁ

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:28 · KJV

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Numbers 32:22 · KJV

And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

Numbers 32:29 · KJV

And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

Joshua 18:1 · KJV

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

2 Samuel 8:11 · KJV

Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

1 Chronicles 22:18 · KJV

Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

2 Chronicles 28:10 · KJV

And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?

Nehemiah 5:5 · KJV

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

Esther 7:8 · KJV

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Jeremiah 34:11 · KJV

But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

Jeremiah 34:16 · KJV

But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

Micah 7:19 · KJV

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Zechariah 9:15 · KJV

The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3533 mean?

H3533 is the Hebrew word כָּבַשׁ (kâbash), meaning to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate.

How is H3533 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it subdued (5 times), brought them into subjection (3 times), subdue (2 times), subdue it (1 time), keep under (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3533 appear in the Bible?

כָּבַשׁ (kâbash) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3533 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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