כָּבַס

ka.vasWasher'sHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb51 occurrences10 books48 verses
This word comes from the name of Washer's Field.

Definition

a primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
Traditional renderings: fuller, wash(-ing).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּבַס:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

51 total
  1. Genesis 49:11כִּבֵּ֤ס · He washes
    He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
  2. Exodus 19:10וְכִבְּס֖וּ · They must wash
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
  3. Exodus 19:14וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּ · and they washed
    When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
  4. Leviticus 6:27תְּכַבֵּ֖ס · you must wash
    Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
  5. Leviticus 11:25יְכַבֵּ֥ס · must wash
    …and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
  6. Leviticus 11:28יְכַבֵּ֥ס · must wash
    …and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
  7. Leviticus 11:40יְכַבֵּ֥ס · must wash; יְכַבֵּ֥ס · must wash
    Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
  8. Leviticus 13:6וְכִבֶּ֥ס · The person must wash
    The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.
  9. Leviticus 13:34וְכִבֶּ֥ס · He must wash
    On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
  10. Leviticus 13:54וְכִ֨בְּס֔וּ · to be washed
    …the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.
  11. Leviticus 13:55הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס · it has been washed
    After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.
  12. Leviticus 13:56הֻכַּבֵּ֣ס · it has been washed
    If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.
  13. Leviticus 13:58תְּכַבֵּ֔ס · washing; וְכֻבַּ֥ס · then it is to be washed
    If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.
  14. Leviticus 14:8וְכִבֶּס֩ · must wash
    The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
  15. Leviticus 14:9וְכִבֶּ֣ס · He must wash
    On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
  16. Leviticus 14:47יְכַבֵּ֖ס; יְכַבֵּ֖ס · must wash
    And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.
  17. Leviticus 15:5יְכַבֵּ֧ס · must wash
    Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  18. Leviticus 15:6יְכַבֵּ֧ס · must wash
    Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  19. Leviticus 15:7יְכַבֵּ֧ס · must wash
    Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  20. Leviticus 15:8וְכִבֶּ֧ס · [that person] must wash
    If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  21. Leviticus 15:10יְכַבֵּ֧ס · must wash
    Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  22. Leviticus 15:11וְכִבֶּ֧ס · the one who was touched must wash
    If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  23. Leviticus 15:13וְכִבֶּ֣ס · wash
    When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
  24. Leviticus 15:17וְכֻבַּ֥ס · must be washed
    Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
  25. Leviticus 15:21יְכַבֵּ֧ס · must wash
    …and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  26. Leviticus 15:22יְכַבֵּ֧ס · must wash
    Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  27. Leviticus 15:27וְכִבֶּ֧ס · he must wash
    Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  28. Leviticus 16:26יְכַבֵּ֣ס · must wash
    The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
  29. Leviticus 16:28יְכַבֵּ֣ס · must wash
    The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
  30. Leviticus 17:15וְכִבֶּ֨ס · must wash
    And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
  31. Leviticus 17:16יְכַבֵּ֔ס · wash
    But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”
  32. Numbers 8:7וְכִבְּס֥וּ · and wash
    This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.
  33. Numbers 8:21וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ · themselves and washed
    The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
  34. Numbers 19:7וְכִבֶּ֨ס · must wash
    Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
  35. Numbers 19:8יְכַבֵּ֤ס · must also wash
    The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
  36. Numbers 19:10וְ֠כִבֶּס · must also wash
    The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
  37. Numbers 19:19וְכִבֶּ֧ס · [the one being cleansed] must wash
    The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
  38. Numbers 19:21יְכַבֵּ֣ס · must wash
    This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
  39. Numbers 31:24וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧ם · you are to wash
    On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
  40. 2 Samuel 19:24כִבֵּ֔ס · washed
    Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
  41. 2 Kings 18:17כוֹבֵֽס׃ · to the Launderer’s
    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  42. Psalm 51:2כַּבְּסֵ֣נִי
    Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
  43. Psalm 51:7תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִי · wash me
    Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
  44. Isaiah 7:3כוֹבֵֽס׃ · to the Launderer’s
    Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
  45. Isaiah 36:2כוֹבֵֽס׃ · to the Launderer’s
    And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  46. Jeremiah 2:22תְּכַבְּסִי֙ · you wash
    Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
  47. Jeremiah 4:14כַּבְּסִ֨י · Wash
    Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?